• queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    As an internationalist I guess I don’t get it. As far as I’m concerned we should be fighting for everyone, not soloing the world off along imaginary lines on map. What makes an American different from a Canadian? Or a Mexican?

    We’re all the same, more or less. Let’s work together.

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      1 year ago

      You are misrepresenting intentional or unintentional fighting for something with fighting against something. And even then, fighting for your community or neighbors. Isn’t a synonym for armed conflict. Every community will have slightly different needs and desires. And there will never be a large body, especially not an international one. That will be able to address them adequately.

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        1 year ago

        Everyone has the same needs! We all need food, healthcare, shelter, safety, community, family, etc. We’re all the same. Sure, some communities might have different wants, but need is universal.

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          1 year ago

          Family, community, shelter, etc etc etc can all be quite different from group to group. There is no one size fits all.

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            1 year ago

            I don’t think I believe that. There are particulars that can differ and individual members of each group can differ, but once you zoom out to the scale of nations everyone is the same. What makes Americans so uniquely special that they’re different from Canadians?