Post by @vale@fedi.vale.rocks

@vale@fedi.vale.rocks

2026-09-16 04:06 UTC

I’ve had quite a number of people tell me to stop bringing up ‘politics’ in my writing. For example, when I’ve decried Elon Musk and DHH when mentioning X (Twitter) and Omarchy, respectively. Plainly, no. I will continue to mention injustices and wrongs. Tech is political – especially now. The only people that are helped by staying quiet about bigotry, racism, fascism, xenophobia, etc, are the bigots, racists, fascists, and xenophobes. I’ll call it out where I see it, and I urge everyone else to do the same.

Replies (7)

@mwichary@mastodon.online 2026-09-16 04:15

@vale@fedi.vale.rocks 🫡

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@artlung@xoxo.zone 2026-09-16 04:22

@vale@fedi.vale.rocks you might appreciate the essay “I don’t like your examples” which I mention in this blog post. https://artlung.com/blog/2024/03/06/dont-like-your-examples/

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@jrcruciani@masto.impermanente.es 2026-09-16 06:11

@vale@fedi.vale.rocks @nhoizey@mamot.fr same here. "Don't bring up politics" it's a cowardly way of saying "I don't care because it doesn't affect me personally"

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@mndflayr@metalhead.club 2026-09-16 06:53

@vale@fedi.vale.rocks I counter such comments with pointing out the fact that fighting fascism is not a political statement but is a must for any decent human being. Not fighting fascism is a strong political statement, though.

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@Phobos@eientei.org 2026-09-16 08:17

@vale@fedi.vale.rocks Tech is political, the air is wet, and the impure must purged. Take an acid bath and set yourself on fire. xoxoxo

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@The_Vampire_Brigade@detroitriotcity.com 2026-09-16 09:07

@vale@fedi.vale.rocks The problem is people are not pro White enough

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@TrevorGoodchild@detroitriotcity.com 2026-09-16 12:52

@vale@fedi.vale.rocks RE: https://fedi.vale.rocks/objects/6aea4586-9288-4855-a939-ed218f86a49d

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