Submitted by Dramatic_Astronomer t3_10jrm9o in providence
Dramatic_Astronomer OP t1_j5m5yoq wrote
Any thoughts on what's going on with our neighbors in Mass? Or maybe how the only people sticking up for LGBTQ people these days are socialists?
FourAM t1_j5n9kko wrote
It's almost as if socialism was a boogeyman for the capitalist authoritarians who run the joint
kapuchan_hacker_fuck t1_j5ohyzo wrote
Capitalism could exist in a stateless society. You need to separate the statist authorities from your condemnation of capitalism. People have been using capitalism since the dawn of man it's only recently that we've started to notice the political elites at the top of government that have been pulling the strings. It's not the businessmen that create the goods and services that make our lives better that are the problem with society.
riotous_jocundity t1_j5p99zz wrote
People have always traded and often had items that had symbolic value that could be used as money. Capitalism, however, was an invention of just a few hundred years ago in one particular region. It is not universal, it is not that old, and there are many other ways of organizing a society.
kbd77 t1_j5mt5kz wrote
It’s almost like a lot of socialists are queer
Coincel_pro t1_j5o8iym wrote
And a lot of us aren't, but we don't want our queer family and friends to be treated any differently than us.
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katieleehaw t1_j5mgr5w wrote
Our mayor stood up for them. Paul Coogan is not a socialist.
shankthedog t1_j5nzhy1 wrote
C’mon. When the white nationalists showed up last month, he denounced the violence but said everyone has a right for peaceful protest and to be heard. Couldn’t even take a hard stand against nazis. Nope.
ghostpepperlover t1_j5mxnjt wrote
Correct me if I’m wrong, but are you asking why other groups aren’t standing up? Judging from your avatar’s t-shirt and your posts, you seem to be pro-lgbtq.
Dramatic_Astronomer OP t1_j5n186u wrote
People are mistaking my question, which was to encourage discussion, my point is wtf is with all the Nazis in Mass. And its kinda cool the Left is so ready to step up but at the same time where the f--k are the so-called lgbtq rights groups?
FourAM t1_j5n9qa9 wrote
Ah, the way your post is worded, it was easy to mistake it for being anti-left. Makes more sense now
WinsingtonIII t1_j5o9ems wrote
They certainly aren’t exclusive to MA. MA just has a population almost 7 times that of RI so you’re going to hear about just about anything happening more often in MA than in RI.
dgroach27 t1_j5n9ohp wrote
They’re not exclusive to Mass
WickedDog310 t1_j5onwze wrote
Unfortunately we've got plenty of our own here in RI.
Alphabet_Mafia_69 t1_j5mv0l6 wrote
Why you getting down voted for asking a question?
ghostpepperlover t1_j5mxvwj wrote
Because Reddit has become a place where people like rush judgment and a place like Providence is very lgbtq friendly.
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