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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...)

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[–] elephantium@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Idk, how far is that in "freedom units"? Probably fine, the bigots are too far away to get mad at me.

[–] VonReposti@feddit.dk 2 points 1 week ago

About 11 football fields.

[–] IDKWhatUsernametoPutHereLolol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Like maybe 3 minutes uninterruped in car driving distance?

Is that 'murican enough? 😉

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 3 points 1 week ago

Low to moderate. Lower than it would be if I wasn't a white male, because is the world we live in.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I think a lot of people wouldn't like me as much as they already don't.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Oh I'm so fucking dead. Like, queer anarchist factory worker in Ohio dead

[–] masquenox@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I'd be assassinated by pig before I took ten steps.

[–] Maeve@kbin.earth 2 points 1 week ago

Depends who's looking. Most of the poor and middle class ~~asking~~ align with my views, if I don't say scary words like "communist” and "socialist"; Those with huge incomes might have a problem. And my ex who aligns with my views but votes against them because they somehow think these people care about them.

[–] FabioTheNewOrder@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Oh no, people now will know I am a stoic communist and real socialist even without me plastering my political believes in each discussion even vaguely related to politics or economics.

Nice

[–] stinky@redlemmy.com 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Does it apply to people online?

Does it apply to people on a television screen?

Does it apply to videos of people in the past, who have since changed their beliefs?

What do I see if someone has convinced they are somebody else? Whose beliefs do I see?

I kind of understand the premise ("what happens if we can't hide our beliefs anymore") but the details are too important to gloss over

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[–] Tazerface@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

People have signs on their front lawn showing who they support. In a way, your hypothetical has been happening for decades. A lot of people don't hide who they vote for.

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[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I'm pretty fucked. First of all it's going to be several paragraphs because I don't neatly fit an ideology and then there's something to piss off every group.

[–] Red_October@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I'm homeless and unemployed by the end of the day and have to flee the state. Both my landlord and general manager are hardcore MAGAts, and I live in a small, remote town in a very red state. It would genuinely not be safe for my politics to be known.

[–] Harvey656@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Universal Healthcare? Fuck I'd settle for Healthcare that works.

Just... anything I want anything good, any change possible. Obviously that makes me a 'traitor' to society or whatever. Why does it just keep getting worse?!

So anyway, they'd burn me at the stake.

[–] sanguinepar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I'd be fine, I think. Might find out one or two things about neighbours that they'd rather wasn't known, but I don't think there's anyone who would take great offence at my views, even if they opposed them. And I've nothing I'd want to hide.

I actually kind of like this scenario, as a way for people to understand that what they think about something may be far from the majority position.

What kinda Googlebook data powers are those that know me better than I know myself?

[–] Elaine@lemm.ee 2 points 1 week ago

I’d be fine every where I go unless there’s a lot of religious people around.

[–] guy@piefed.social 1 points 1 week ago

Not very no. I'm probably not a polical anomaly of any kind, but some of my acquaintances might be surprised as I'm usually attributed to more extreme beliefs by those who don't know me as well.
Can't understand why since my voiced opinions aren't different than what the majority holds.

[–] njordomir@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

My right extremist friends would hate me for being too economically and socially left; my left extremist friends would hate me for being too socially and economically right. My progressive friends would be upset that I'm not progressive enough on social issues especially. My neo-con and centrist friends would be upset that I oppose the status queue.

Having said, those who examine their own beliefs would probably not fit any label perfectly either, so basically everyone would hate everyone.

I would look above peoples heads for indication that their beliefs are not inherited from a label, but rather assembled through self-reflection and life experience because those sorts of people are more conducive to openly discussing beliefs and possibly having their opinion change in regards to new information.

The authorities wouldn't give a shit because I'm a law abiding citizen and even though I oppose some of the things our nation does, I do not meaningfully resist and I still participate in capitalism and the other structures that prop them up in power.

Thanks for that moment of self examination. Now I'm standing in front of the mirror judging the political beliefs hovering above my own head! :D

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Having said, those who examine their own beliefs would probably not fit any label perfectly either, so basically everyone would hate everyone.

OR! Everyone would realize we're not nearly as divided as the establishment tries to make us believe we are, and we could go back to being a mostly unified country, like we were when I was younger, before Fox news, Hannity, and drug addict Limbaugh.

[–] njordomir@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm crossing my fingers because that is 100% the preferred outcome.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

If I have one message to give to the secular American people, it’s that the world is not divided into countries. The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don’t know each other, but we talk together and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same.

--Marjane Satrapi

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

The "CRAPITALISM" bumper-sticker isn't enough of a beacon?

I’d be fine. I’m self righteous and tell everybody my leftists views anyway.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I'd be okay, especially considering the propensity for violence part of the announcement.

I’d be fine. I’m self righteous and tell everybody my leftists views anyway.

[–] shortwavesurfer@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

Honestly, I'm not totally sure. I think a lot of people would look at me strangely because of my pretty hardcore libertarian views, though. And I might very well be a target for the police.

I'm an anarchist but I've never wanted to hurt the people around me; so i'm not sure.

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago
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