• Grail@multiverse.soulism.net
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    2 days ago

    Like I said, they’re stupid.

    Like I said, principles don’t fix stupid. If you don’t vote, they’ll just act stupider.

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        That’s no reason for you to vote centrist and make them even worse. Use your vote to stop things getting worse, use your hands for direct action to make things better. You can’t make things better while they’re getting worse.

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          No imperialism, conservatism, reactionism or Zionism, lessor evil rhetoric. Dismissing 3rd party votes or ‘wasted votes on 3rd party’ is lessor evil rhetoric.

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          The lesser of the evil BS is the reason why there is so much non voters. If they decide to vote there is no guarentee that they will not vote for facists. When people vote for third party they still get shames

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          You can’t make things better while they’re getting worse.

          Yes you can; in fact that’s usually what happens. That aside, no reason not to vote Democrat, but it’s simply not a viable way of holding back fascism. Also, lesser evil politics can and does directly contradict with direct action (see: Gaza protests during Biden’s term), so “let’s just do both” is only remotely viable when the Democrats aren’t in power. When they are, you end up having to choose between supporting them and denouncing their ghoulish actions. We’ve seen this movie before.

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            you end up having to choose between supporting them and denouncing their ghoulish actions. We’ve seen this movie before.

            I can do both

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              Except we already know that doesn’t happen. Again, we’ve seen this movie before. As soon as you start making credible threats (see: Uncommitted)—or even if you don’t, see: 2024 Gaza protests—you’re treated as The Enemy trying to let the fascists win, and there’s no way to effect change without making credible threats towards people in power.

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      if you voted for them you voted for genociders. You’re an utter piece of shit.

      The two party system will prevail as long as you keep voting for the same two parties.

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          Could the Democrats that are going further to the right? They’re filling the void. Republicans left as they shift to the right. It’s liberals that have blood on their hands. So in the meantime, fuck off.

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          Ah yes if you don’t vote for genociders you’re a genocider. Water is dry and war is peace.

          I hope your mum gets liquified by iran

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            Fuck the democrats. We still have to vote for whatever the other option is here. There are Christi-fascists in power right now. I would fucking love to get excited about a candidate that has an actual plan to materially improve the lives of the working class. But we are not in that position right now. We are fucked, so let’s get literally any non-fascist in to the Presidency. From there we have to find someone who will take us leftward.

            Abstaining is a selfish position.

            There is a path we have to follow to get where we need to be. Israel should be made to pay dearly for what they have done and continue to do. The entire government as well as anyone who has served in the IOF should be at The Hague.

            Grow the hell up.

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              fuck the Democrats, but still vote for them because they are our only hope to continue the facism they’ve helped enable.

              This is what you sound like

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                So you have to stop the fucking bleeding. The tourniquet is painful, but unfortunately is needed for the moment. I’m all for tearing the system down, but we have zero chance of that happening right now.

                What’s your solution? An actual viable plan? Or do you decide not to participate?

                Let’s come back to reality, where solutions are messy, and take time.

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              Yes at least the “non fascist” will only bomb foreigners and who cares about them am i right

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                The fuck are you on? There is no possible way to elect/install a leader that will end all of the military campaigns throughout the world. So rather than abstaining, which is stupid, we have to work with what we’ve got right now.

                What’s your next edgy retort?

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              Yeah! If you’re being fucked by the political class, you take the penis out first, and then you sock em in the jaw.