Labret,
I agree with you on the limited point that "group think" is bullshit. Your examples of "lefty" trendy token activism, if done with no other motivation and depth as to be perceived as "cool" or to gain a sense of "belonging" are in line with this bankrupt "group think."
But I hope you haven't foreclosed the possiblity, in your mind, that some people SINCERELY believe these things and act not out of any attempt to be noticed but out of actual concern and compassion. I know this percentage is small but it does exist. Labeling whole movements as disingenuous does these sincere people a great disservice.
I went to school at Berkeley and spent some time at Michigan [Ann Arbor] and can sympathize with your distate for the bullshit displays of solidarity. But I have met and talked with people in the forefront of their struggles and was awed by the depth of their conviction [most of which I did not share] and their sincerity.
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Originally posted by [Labret]
Wasnt a troll.
You know the "Free Tibet" bumpers tickers that are so popular for hippies, vegans, lesbians, animal right activist, and other assorted lefty fruits? You cannot be a good lefty unless you have a rainbow sticker on your car and a Free Tibet bumper sticker.
In college I produced a bumper stick that looked exactly the same, except it said "Fuck Tibet".
Its all a fad. Fuck the Beasty Boys, fuck Richard Gere, and fuck rice milk.
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