Just to clarify, until recently you were under the impression that the political advocacy organization you donated to had no political opinions of their own?

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loeg 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

GP is complaining about a shift from one set of positions to a different set.

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anonymousiam 3 hours ago | parent [-]

GP (me) is not complaining about shifting positions. EFF was fairly neutral for the prior two decades, and even though I did not agree with everything they did, I thought they were worthy of support. Last year, they began filing some lawsuits without much research or diligence, and without much of a legal basis. I waited a while and watched, and I saw them becoming more and more partisan.

I liked it when they were more about defending rights and less about attacking the "right."

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ethanrutherford 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

the EFF didn't move from political neutral. The right just moved more right.

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loeg 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

> not complaining about shifting positions

> EFF has changed

> EFF was fairly neutral ... Last year, they began ... I saw them becoming more and more partisan

I mean, I read that as a shift.

	▲	anonymousiam 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Read it as you wish. I would have been just as displeased if they had swung "right" instead of "left."

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feature20260213 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

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contagiousflow 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

You think the EFF was not political before 2024?

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mghackerlady 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

TDS/EDS don't exist, it's called not liking fascists and not supporting them any more than you have to because they directly oppose your goals

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feature20260213 3 hours ago | parent [-]

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mghackerlady 3 hours ago | parent [-]

ad hominem. but whatever, lets suppose trump and elon aren't fascists. what exactly do fascists do?

Oppression of minorities? Check

Capitalism as the main apparatus of the state? Check

Imprisoning dissenting voices? Check

Creating lists of people to get rid of? Check

Authoritarianism? Double check

Creating an out group and scapegoating it as an "enemy from within" Check

if it walks like a duck, quacks like a duck, and looks like a duck, it doesn't have to scream it's a duck and sieg heil to be sure it's probably a duck or at least not a swan

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feature20260213 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Putting check next baseless claims? Priceless. For everything else, there's MasterCard.

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feature20260213 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

The saddest part is you slop up this propaganda and repeat it so confidently. What dissenting voices are being imprisoned? What the fuck does "Capitalism as the main apparatus of the state" even mean? Sorry you have freedom as a consumer as opposed to the violence of the state? What minorities are being oppressed? How? What lists of people exist to get rid of?

	▲	vharuck an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		>What dissenting voices are being imprisoned? There have been a lot of political prosecutions of people who disagree. James Comey, Leticia James, John Bolton, Mark Kelly. Luckily, grand juries and judges have prevented them from getting convictions. But dragging them through the legal process is punishment enough. The administration's incompetence at imprisoning political opponents isn't a reason to forgive them. ICE has targeted protestors, and Rubio made it clear the targeting was intentional policy. If we look beyond "imprisonment" and include "illegally or unfairly punish dissenting voices to keep them from having a voice," there are a lot more victims. Jimmy Kimmel, reporters at the Pentagon, openly supporting an ally's takeover of Warner Brothers to control CNN.
	▲	mghackerlady 2 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		>What dissenting voices are being imprisoned? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_government_attacks... >what the fuck does "Capitalism as the main apparatus of the state" It means the states de-facto purpose is to funnel wealth into the hands of a few people (trump and elon included) >What minorities are being oppressed? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_transgender_peo... >what list of people exist to get rid of ICE presumably has several