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Matt Walsh@ani.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 months ago

Let's say, hypothetically, that the real Matt Walsh was actually a progressive gay guy that just makes fascist propaganda for the money. What would it take for you to forgive him? (hypothetically)

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Let's say, hypothetically, that the real Matt Walsh was actually a progressive gay guy that just makes fascist propaganda for the money. What would it take for you to forgive him? (hypothetically)

Matt Walsh@ani.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 5 months ago
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  • deegeese@sopuli.xyz
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    There is zero difference between Nazis and people who espouse Nazi views.

    Internal justifications are worth jack shit outside your own mind.

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      I’d say there’s one narrow exception for people who espouse Nazi views in order to infiltrate and undermine the Nazis.

      That’s outside the scope of the question though.

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    There seems to be an assumption built into this question that genuinely holding beliefs that harm others is worse than simply promoting harmful beliefs for money. I’m not sure I agree with that or not but the latter definitely doesn’t make someone worthy of forgiveness.

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      Doing it for money is worse because it’s 100% selfish motivation.

      Doing it for ideology means they’re trying to make the world a better place, but have a warped morality.

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    “Just kidding! I was playing a part for the money” isn’t forgiveable

  • DUMBASS@leminal.space
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    Who?

    • Jagger2097@lemmy.world
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      Been Shapiro minus the talent

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        Wait, Ben Shapiro has a talent?

  • Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world
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    Even worse since he should have known better.

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    Well, hypothetically, if he shoved an entire pineapple backwards up his own ass I might entertain the thought of forgiving him for a fraction of a second before demanding he shove another, hypothetically.

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      Did you forgive Gavin McGinnes?

      • Jagger2097@lemmy.world
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        How many pineapples?

  • Free_Opinions@feddit.uk
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    I don’t even know who that is.

  • apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world
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    Intentions are meaningless. Fuck Matt Walsh.

  • kat_angstrom@lemmy.world
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    Public figures neither seek nor require my forgiveness, but working to undo previous damage done, and fighting to make the world a better place would be a nice way to balance the scales.

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    That’s even worse.

  • theywilleatthestars@lemmy.world
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    That would be worse actually.

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    Fuck this a great post lmao

  • EleventhHour@lemmy.world
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    Nothing at all. In fact, that would make it even worse because he’s a traitor to his own people on top of everything else.

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    Forgive him? I don’t watch his content now and I never would. My forgiveness would be irrelevant to him, and a waste of my emotional energy for no gain.

    The opposite of love isn’t hate, it’s apathy, blah de blah catchphrase. I am apathetic about Walsh.

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    And let’s say, also hypothetically, that he really wished a trans girl would kiss him…

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      Didn’t you say “gay guy”?

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        *gay (broad)

        ‘pan’ might describe me I mean the real Matt Walsh better all things considered, but I don’t care much for rigid labels

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