• Stiffneckedppl@lemmy.world
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    In a vacuum, what you’re saying makes sense. But the Democratic party doesn’t exist in a vacuum. You don’t have to approve of all of their actions or policies to recognize that the ONLY OTHER OPTION in this moment is a much greater evil.

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      Genocide is not excusable or justifiable. Ever. It’s not something that can be just handwaved away as “regretable”.

      If the Dems want to win elections they need to A) stop supporting genocide and B) Stop trying to force the pied piper strategy. It’s a political failure.

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        I love the self outing of “pied piper”, bro you’re just admitting now that you’re treating everyone who’s actually gonna live the difference you let happen like a bunch of hysterical exaggerating crybabies because how dare people be mad at you for thinking this time surely the establishment will learn it’s lesson!

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          Yeah, we’re being crybabies because the Democratic nominee is supporting a genocide. If only we were all wise and worldly like you where we could shrugg it off, right? I mean, what’s the big deal about genocide, right? Everyone’s so stuck on this “human rights” thing, geez. Grow up everyone, you’ve gotta have a little genocide sometimes to protect democracy.

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              A better question; how does Biden represent any serious opposition to fascism when he’s literally neck and neck with a convicted felon and can’t even bring himself to give up on genocide in order to “save democracy”?

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        I’m not voting for Biden, or Trump. I am leaving pres blank.

        Don’t care if you agree with me. I vote my conscious. You have to vote yours.

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          Of the two, which would you rather have?

          Not voting for your preferred candidate (even if it’s the lesser of two evils) is the same as voting for the other one. So I’m not sure how that eases your conscience.

          Every voting age citizen is helping one of them win…either through voting directly or through inaction. If we allow a dictator to rise to power in America and commit God knows what atrocities, yes you can say “I didn’t vote for him.” But at that point, it doesn’t matter. It’s too late. You won’t be able to say “I helped prevent this. And even though I disagree strongly with certain policies, at least we still have a democracy.”

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            1. You’re wrong
            2. If my only two options are genocidal corporate oligarch or genocidal fascist dictator, I give zero fucks. I’m not voting for Biden.
            3. DNC said Biden is the only one who can beat Trump. They also said they don’t owe me or any democrat constituents anything. Fuck ‘em.
            4. Stop watching msnbc, cnn, corporate news. (They are lying to you)
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              Doesn’t matter what your grievance with the party is. There are exactly two options in Nov. One of them WILL be voted into power. There is no 3rd option. No outcome where one of them does not win.

              Whether you believe it or not, our actions as voters will help one or the other of them succeed. If it makes you feel good about yourself to abstain, that’s your choice. But it’s delusional to think that that somehow absolves you of any responsibility for whatever outcome happens. Like it or not, you’re going to help someone in this election…there is no way out of that.

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                Yes, and this isn’t just about November or a single term.

                That’s why you keep spinning round and round in the same cycle of DNC abuse, they set themselves up so it’s either them or the End of All Things and you swallow that dichotomy whole every time.

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                  So I should just not vote is what you’re saying.

                  I still fail to see any suggestion from you that is a better alternative.

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                    I’m not telling you to do anything. You have three choices, 1) Fascist 2) Fascist-Lite 3) Send a message to Fascist-Lite to hope it finally sinks into their thick Neanderthal skulls and they can’t keep ignoring their base.

                    That’s it, you do whatever you feel is best.

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        What is your floor for supporting genocide?

        Providing wrapons that you say can’t be used forbthe genocide even though we know they are being used for that?

        Providing funding that could be used on weapons?

        Providing intel intended to reduce civilian casualties?

        Maintaining diplomatic relations with the country?

        Just curious as ‘supporting’ can be stretched pretty far, and for me the floor would be providing weapons. Anything beyond that is just normal international relations bullshit.

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          Support for genocide is not stretchy, no. Aiding a government that’s committing genocide is supporting genocide. Period.

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              If both parties are fully genocidal then neither of them represent resistance to it and voting for either is approval.

              Reform is the only option. GOP has no chance of reform, Democrats have an infinitesimally narrow window left through which to achieve reform before fascism is fully rooted. They will not reform if rewarded with power.

              Those are your democratic options. Do what you think will be least ineffective, and then prepare for the overwhelming statistical liklihood that Democrats will fumble any opportunity you give them out of greed and deluded incompetence.

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                If both parties are fully genocidal

                Well, the good news is that only describes one of the parties that includes people who have said out loud that they support genocide and/or are writing messages supportive of killing Palestinians on the bombs used for genocide.