r/behindthebastards • u/jpotion88 • 1d ago

Considering this guy was not traditionally left leaning…

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From his online footprint it seems like Luigi did not meet the mold many would have expected of a left wing revolutionary. Also considering I have been seeing a lot of “the right looks for allies, the left looks for rats”, I created a new group r/ClassConscious . It’s supposed to be a thread where we can share ideas/memes with people of different political beliefs to continue to solidify the idea of class consciousness in the minds of people who might just be waking up to it. Once people realize that one kind of oppression is wrong, they might realize that other types are wrong too (or at least that’s the idea). I can’t think of a better page to ask for help than the BtB audience. Being around here a while it seems like most people take a rational approach to the problems we face. I am not a content creator or very witty, or all that good at knowing what will grab people’s attention. So I ask you all to help me, with posting and bringing attention to the staggering wealth gap that has developed in our societies. It’s not something that matters just to the left… between Luigi and the elons bullshit, I think this has a fighting chance.

Please post anything you think will appeal to those not normally thinking about r/ClassConscious (ness) in the same way.

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u/HelpfulNotUnhelpful 1d ago

Yep. You scoot back far enough, you can start to find common ground problems.

Example:

Left doesn’t want Christianity taught in public schools. Right doesn’t want LGBT normalized in schools. Everyone: doesn’t want schools indoctrinating their kids.

If we can agree on the big picture concern, we MAY be able to have a conversation. (Assuming good faith discussion is possible)

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u/31November 1d ago edited 1d ago

Even here, you equated forcing a religion on somebody with normalizing that some people are born LGBTQ+. These aren’t at all equivalent, and it’s not indoctrination to normalize that some people aren’t the same and that’s okay.

Edit: this commenter explained their position a bit better and it makes sense! See? We can have civilized conversations on Reddit :)

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u/HelpfulNotUnhelpful 1d ago

Of course. I’m trying to point out the value of going back to a root concern (people in authority teaching my kid something I’m not comfortable with).

It’s ok and good to be concerned/aware/engaged in what your child is taught. We can agree on that. How we decide to extrapolate that can be very wrong.

I personally fight for LGBT inclusion in our school curriculum. And interact with people that disagree with me. I tend to start discussions with common ground so I can explain that we both love our kids. We both want them to feel both accepted and challenged in school. And from there I can share that I once had a teacher who happened to be Mormon, and they were sharing the story of Joseph smith with me, and my Presbyterian mom lost her shit.

Didn’t intend to sound like I thought both arguments were valid. They aren’t.

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u/Analyzer9 1d ago

Discussing common ground gets the liberals and conservatives to all worship the dollar. The only left I see at work in America is online.