I guess that this 50501 movement has somehow gained some recent popularity from somewhere, but the sheer volume of content, communities, and even instances seems weird.

Where did this all come from and why did it seem to come as a sudden flood?

  • 𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social
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    7 hours ago

    Someone on Lemmy said they’re a thinly disguised front for neoliberals, or libertarians, or something. I didn’t look into it.

    It seems to be more than a flash in the pan, though, so I should probably figure out what they’re about.

      • 𝕽𝖚𝖆𝖎𝖉𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖍@midwest.social
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        54 minutes ago

        Yeah, I am only peripherally curious about them, so I haven’t yet done any legwork to see who’s behind it and what the values are.

        I’m quite pragmatic about politics: I’d work with just about anyone to bring income disparity down, to fix problems with our version of capitalism, to address the Police Problem. Anyone who agrees we need to overhaul the election system in the US, and bring in proportional representation, RCV, eliminate the electoral college? I’d share a table with them on those efforts.

        However, I feel as if joining a movement requires a bit of a deeper dive, as sympathetic issues can mask undesirable long term objectives. I don’t trust my gut instinct on these things.

    • cheese_greater@lemmy.world
      6·
      6 hours ago

      Can you provide a source for that? As far as I’m aware its a movement protesting Trump and Musk’s purported election fraud and fascistic policies. Like almosy basically the opposite of what you’re throwing out there