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look all I'm saying is the results this election decides whether you should
trust the government or the corporations more. and they both want things that
you don't, in addition to things you do.
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You need to trust both the government and corporations equally. It's best to
work together so you can actually accomplish something. Instead we're just
cast at each other like weapons or banelings. Corporations primarily through
social media indoctrination and media, and governments through
anti-corporation bullshit - the anti-work hysteria is is stoked while the
government stokes the flames of racism and mysogyny. The people through riots
and civil disobedience. Also the cops and military and all the other
institutions are all like that too, but with differing cultural memes and
methods.
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if you cannot trust that both candidates will try to make the country better
*in different ways*, but with the same *goal*, then you do not have a choice
when voting.
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We should demand a government that works, not aid and abet dismantling it.
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the honest question to ask yourself is this:
do you think you could do a better job than him and his team?
how about the establishment politicians?
if yes, then go for it. you deserve a chance.
if no, then you are ignoring politics to bask in moral virtue. [wait that's
backwards... isn't it?]
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@user-576
the value proposition of a political party is just as you described - we ask
for shit, they tell us who can get it done.
AND YET.
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@user-1328
the only method that needs to fail for them to realize what you're saying as
truth is their method to vote.
they will quickly grasp for power they once held and realize it was little
more than an "I OWE YOU"
Then, they might listen. Then, they might hear.
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every condemnation is a confession, and "the election is cooked" just sayin'
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the democrats are the ones who forced us to get jobs, so... /shrug
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politicians appeal to certain segments of the population. That's just how
they're designed. They're meant to be reflections of your hopes. We shouldn't
demand them to be moral, or kind - they should just do what we want them to.
That is the spirit of democracy, that we the people should decide.
... a lot of people watch reality TV though, like... all day every day
and a lot of people listen to fox news and such
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people are really going to work and living their normal lives as if losing the
next election won't bring about 30 years of purges
smh that's why it's called a "precipice", you can't see what's on the other
side before you wake up one day in hell
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if the election goes poorly, keep in mind that eventually everyone will either
fight, or support those who are fighting.
everyone.
if the election upholds the status quo, there is a chance that their wounds
might heal and they may rejoin us in our reasonable society.
keep working for reason. it will pay off in the long run. remember that a
better world is possible, but you can't leave anyone alive behind when
reaching for it.
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republicans will just... lie to you and you expect them to tell the truth.
"when asked a question, they didn't answer. Also, they said fuck you."
they don't have to tell *you* the truth.
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conservatives expect things to never get better.
progressives never know where they are.
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"I'd give my life for a rational voter"
oh yeah well here's 2% of mine, what can you do with these moments I'm handing
off to you for you to do as you please
"is she talking about class again? must we always repeat old mistakes?"
all for all means all
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everyone votes for a better world. every time. that is the promise of voting -
that you might choose how the world gets better.
when people don't think a better world is possible, they don't vote.
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I was never going to consent to a Trump presidency. I knew this back in June
when the Supreme Court nominated him as our king.
We still have time to save our liberty.
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Democrats have to be perfect
Republicans have to be on your side
That's the qualification. The single one.
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Stand up for yourself.
Refuse to consent to being governed by them.
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uh-oh, democracy's at stake, what are you gonna do about it
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@user-883
Or we get serious about nationalizing it
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║ politics is not about being right, it's about convincing the majority to vote │
║ how you want │
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║ in America, the majority is white, working class people who go to church and │
║ don't really get to think about much beyond their own lives. │
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║ sometimes they think of their home, the city they live in / near │
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║ sometimes they think of their country, their religion │
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║ and sometimes they hear about what happens in other places, usually through │
║ the tube that connects the panel in their scenes to the offices of hardworking │
║ ~~journalists and reporters~~ sorry it's 2024 now - *pundits and celebrities* │
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║ those people don't hear what you hear on the internet. To them, it is a place │
║ of memes, funny gifs, and whatever their close friends are talking about on │
║ Facebook. │
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║ we uh, don't use Facebook much these days, do we? Mostly because Facebook is │
║ actively hostile to us. │
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║ But nobody said our enemies would be kind. │
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║ Who are your enemies? Mine is *power*. At this moment in history, money is │
║ power. We will see how long that lasts, won't we? │
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"mankind would not consent to be governed if it had any other choice"
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keep in mind...
trump is not their endgame.
what is he doing?
sabotaging our institutions without warrant or respite
prepare for foes that would benefit from degraded institutions.
who's right when nobody controls the truth?
were they ever truly right?
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most people have *no* idea what's going on in politics. Absolutely no
conception. It's all just "good/bad thing happened today, here's how the
pundits feel about it" it's literally scenery to them.
why would they care? nothing changes for them.
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@user-1407 @user-855 @user-1408
moving forward, for every year we have democrats in charge is another year we
can buy solar panels, drones, 3d printers, and other supplies.
every year the fascists are in charge is another year we have to fight.
I'd rather buy more time than spend it wisely, as buying time costs labor
while spending it costs blood.
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One piece of conventional wisdom is that you cannot trust liberals to act
under any amount of plight. They completely lack foresight.
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Ideology is not important right now.
As long as we believe that people should live as they define, that their
rights end where another's begin, that all people are created equal, that an
application of power to a non-consenting subject is evil, and that we will win
then nothing else matters. We will figure out the specifics later. They are
just logistics. We are united in our shared dream of health and prosperity for
all mankind. What else could there be?
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A democracy only works if the losing side consents to being governed by the
victor.
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@user-1432
If the USA is going to be the "leader of the free world" or whatever, then the
"free world" deserves to vote for it's leaders.
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