Think of it like a video game HUD where there’s just text floating above a person’s head where you see all their political beliefs, including the degree of bigotry (if any), or whether or not the person believes in the use of violence to acheive polical goals, basically every little detail that would accurately depict people’s political beliefs. Your beliefs are also visible to others. This effect has 1KM radius, including people above and below you.

So, how fucked are you?

(Think of all the authorities in your area that can see your beliefs, including the beliefs regarding the recent incident…)

  • frog_brawler@lemmy.world
    4·
    7 days ago

    I think if everyone was generally more aware of the details of everyone else’s political beliefs, we’d collectively be much less fucked than we are today.

  • Dem Bosain@midwest.socialEnglish
    481·
    9 days ago

    I’m deep in Trump country. I wouldn’t even feel safe putting a Republicans Against Trump sign outside my house.

  • toomanypancakes@lemmy.worldEnglish
    282·
    9 days ago

    I’m living on the outskirts of a rural town. People have trump flags flying on my street. I’d be totally fucked.

  • Jolteon@lemmy.zip
    273·
    9 days ago

    Why does everybody think that so many people will just straight up murder everybody who doesn’t share their politics?

    • Tyfud@lemmy.worldEnglish
      63·
      8 days ago

      Because some of us have lived in places in the US where that’s pretty much been said and demonstrated before.

      If you don’t feel that way, consider yourself lucky to have never lived in extremely intolerant areas of the states that use violence against people who think, look, or behave differently.

      Edit: Amazing. The people down voting this and other sentiments choose to live in their own little bubble and have never been to parts of the US where this is true. Keep believing what you want to believe then.

    • Blastboom Strice@mander.xyz
      3·
      8 days ago

      Also why would they come for you if you are progessive and leftist? I think, here in Greece at least, it’s far more likely people to be against you if you are a fascist. And I dont think Greece is much of a progressive country.🤷

      And besides all that, I think it’s kinda easy to get a rough idea of people’s beliefs anyways.

    • xigoi@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
      118·
      8 days ago

      Because most people on Lemmy secretly (or not secretly) wish they could murder everyone who doesn’t share their politics and are projecting this on other people.

    • happydoors@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      7 days ago

      This is quietly a major issue in America. Fear of discourse and self-censorship. Leads to more and more echo chambers and anti-democratic behavior. :(

    • TheV2@programming.dev
      12·
      8 days ago

      Because a lot of people live in countries where “so many people will just straight up murder everybody who doesn’t share their politics”.

      • Shardikprime@lemmy.world
        13·
        8 days ago

        Lol no. Most people don’t give a shit about politics, nor take it as a “life or death” thing like in Lemmy.

  • meep_launcher@lemm.ee
    13·
    9 days ago

    If everyone’s political beliefs were something you could see, I actually think it would create more peace. How many people go along with a more extreme take only because they are afraid to be ostracized from their community? Odds are folks would look around and see that the world is more shades of gray than what social media tries to mold us into.

    I had someone tell me I was brainwashed because I have a degree in political science. I was taken aback, but then decided to ask myself if I was. I mean, what’s the difference between being educated and being brainwashed? Is it the conclusion that you come to? Is it some physically measurable thing?

    Some good questions to ask is “is the information I’m getting geared to make me feel a certain way or to inform me about something?” “Am I learning in a setting where I am afraid that to have a dissenting opinion would get me kicked out of my community?” “Are certain ideas immediately ruled out as false without further discussion?”

    At least in my degree, I felt that there were a plethora of opinions in my classroom discussions, and when we approached different lenses, we made sure to have a thorough understanding of them, as best we could. I can think of only one philosophy that an international relations teacher ruled off outright, and that was “ancient hatreds theory”. Even then we spent several classes taking it apart and why it is a poor tool to view conflicts.

    That said, I would say I was brainwashed after college when I spent more time on Facebook, reddit, and Instagram. With the perpetual rage machine at my fingertips, I was afraid that if I disagreed I would be flamed and cancelled from groups that I loved. I am very wary of getting information from the socials since things are so over simplified and there is little to no welcomed critical discussion. It’s just a yelling pit with people further entrenched in their beliefs.

  • superkret@feddit.org
    131·
    9 days ago

    People will squint at me trying to figure me out a lot. My political beliefs are all over the place. My goal is clear (an egalitarian society that rewards hard work, but ensures a comfortable life for everyone, globally).
    But I have absolutely no idea what policies would achieve that.
    I’m just sure as shit neither Capitalism nor a state-controlled economy would. Probably leaning towards Anarchism.

    If authorities could see my beliefs, they could lock me up, cause they’re actually illegal.

  • demesisx@infosec.pubEnglish
    142·
    9 days ago

    A citizen of the world; A left leaning, anarcho syndicalist and when I’m feeling moderate, a democratic socialist. People would think the same thing they already think about me: that I’m a person that is fed up with fascist boot lickers on both “sides” of the rapidly rightward shifting Overton window.

  • Fermion@feddit.nl
    9·
    9 days ago

    I can’t drive anywhere. There are way too many people in a 1km radius too see past the cloud of floating tags. I just really hope closing my eyes turns the effect off so I can try to get some sleep.

  • hperrin@lemmy.caEnglish
    112·
    9 days ago

    Hmm. You remember how congress used to round up suspected communists?

  • neidu3@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    8·
    9 days ago

    Not very. I’m pretty mild in my ideologies as far as scandinavia goes. Once traveling to the US again my presence would probably make Joseph McCarthy rise from his grave, though.

    • KingJalopy @lemm.ee
      41·
      9 days ago

      Funny. I moved from Oklahoma to California in March. I couldn’t take the idea of raising my daughter there. It’s nice here, I suppose, but I see almost as many trump flags here as I did there. Granted, there are way more people here so it’s only natural they do exist. I just didn’t think they would be so open about it. I’m sure some of that has to do with where in California I’m at, but it made me realize this shit is everywhere. At least, for now, my daughter will have access to what she needs or wants in the event something awful happens or if she decides she’s not who she was born as.

      Long story short, these right wing nuts are very much displaying their politics for the world to see, no matter where they are.