• Nougat@fedia.io
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    6 months ago

    Do you think Trump would relent if I was yelling at him to stop the genocide Biden was supporting?

    No, I do not. We should do everything we can to get him elected, so he can also not listen to you from the Oval Office!

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      6 months ago

      We should do everything we can to get him elected, so he can also not listen to you from the Oval Office!

      Do you feel the same way about campaigning for Biden?

      I admire your level of political nihilism.

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        6 months ago

        Single-issue voters have always left the barn door open for all manner of fuckery to be undertaken.

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            One-day-every-four-years democrats have always left the barn door open for all manner of fuckery to be undertaken, too.

            Those are called elections and ‘closing the barn door’ on them would be called fascism. Google January 6th if you’re confused.

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              Ah, I see the confusion, allow me to explain;

              a 365 day voter is one who pushes for better politics every day of the year, a one-day-every-four-years voter is one who only shows up on election day and does fuck all the rest of the time.

              The barn door for fuckery would be politicians getting to run carte-blanche on policy positions without pushback because the one-day-every-four-years voter didn’t show up except for the day of the election and now has to choose between the options already selected for them by the time they wake up.

              Fascism happens when the fascists are 365 day voters and the non-fascists are One-day-every-four-years voters.

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                a 365 day voter is one who pushes for better politics every day of the year

                Ah- so like a delusional self-righteous person that thinks babbling on the internet is a form of activism. Gotcha. I’m just a registered voter that votes and calls reps about important issues. Basically the same as your 365 thing but not as hilariously pretentious.

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                  6 months ago

                  so like a delusional self-righteous person that thinks babbling on the internet is a form of activism.

                  I mean it’s just as valid a form of activism as scolding people for not wanting to hold their nose to genocide on the internet, I guess.

                  Biggest difference I can see is what each person finds as an acceptable level of genocide

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                    6 months ago

                    I’m more of a realist and recognize nothing we say to each other is helping Palestinians. Voting\donating are the only material support we can offer them. But I know it’s fun and satisfying to play pretend that you’re an ally to the downtrodden.