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I shouldn't need to qualify myself with this statement but I definitely still do: I am strong in favor of LGBTQ+ rights
Now my actual point: This type of divisive stuff actively contributes to the rising conservatism in our youth. We would be foolish to think the reason for the rise in conservatism is simply that the bad guys are succeeding, it is also because the good guys are actively failing.
The 150 millisecond dopamine hit from dunking on your perceived political opponents is not worth the generations-long division it contributes to.
The cause of the divisive stuff is not jokes like this on a t-shirt. It is the rise of misinformation and disinformation enabled by social media. It actively promotes divisive posts because it is what grabs the attention of people regardless of if it is true or accurate.
Like I said... You are giving examples of their side succeeding. I'm pointing to this as an example of our side failing. Two problems.
Of course. I agree with your point conservatism is rising because of divisive stuff is out competing accurate information. I am simply saying the root cause of it is social media's algorithm and their intentional amplification of divisive stuff. A joke on a t-shirt imo can actually help combat against the rise of division because in real life people are not really divisive and will actually talk about topics in a real and reasonable manner without the divisiveness of the internet.
A joke like this a powerful way of getting people to think about how shitty religion's takes are by simply changing who it refers to from gay to straight.