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 @user-1396 
 
 it isn't a vote between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump - it's a vote between
 democrat or republican. always has been.
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║ │ One thing I said in 2020 that I'll say again: this is a very negative electorate and it's a negative partisanship electorate. Republicans hate Democrats. Democrats hate Republicans. There is no common ground. The old politics are dead. Homilies about bipartisanship don't sell to anyone. They just make you sound stupid or worse, like a traitor. People want someone to blame and the most spiteful ones voted for Trump. A lot of other people just didn't want more of the same. │ ║
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 @user-1311 @user-1312 @user-1313 @user-1135 @user-1314 @user-1315 @user-687
 @user-1316
 
 a rare chance when retracting the right to strategically vote actually
 increases the number of options available to the user.
 
 the difference between frequency and magnitude of impact.
 
 the only thing a political party can really offer is consistency. otherwise
 people would just vote in whoever was most relevant to them at the time! can't
 have the proletariate choosing their fate, after all.
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 I feel like if you're running for president you should be forced to abandon
 your right to free speech in so far as being unable to speak hatefully. If
 nothing else it would better represent our nation as a realm of dignity,
 honor, and civility. After the election you of course can say whatever you'd
 like.
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 The right is *using* the neo-nazis. They don't want them either, but they're a
 convenient boogey-man.
 
 *of course* kamala is going to crush trump. That's the whole point, to show
 the world what a ridiculous farce our elections are. They have never been
 representative, and now we will see.
 
 Ask any red blooded American, left or right, how they'd like to handle
 neo-nazis. We all know where we stand.
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 every condemnation is a confession, and "the election is cooked" just sayin'
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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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 it's july. we have plenty of time to get our shit together, the election's not
 until november!
 
 just... make sure their plans don't hinge on it being past november.
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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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 As far as I can tell, Trump is up by ~5 million popular votes.
 
 We live in a country of 337 million people.
 
 5 million is a lot if you put them in the same room, but not if they're spread
 out.
 
 We have city parks. They have Twitter. Press our advantage before they realize
 how centralized they are.
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 What if we... Ballots, bodies, militia and?
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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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 "ah but ritz you used to talk about kindness and empathy and how we should
 forgive people and try to find ways that terrible people can still live and
 contribute and"
 
 yeah. then Trump got elected, so now we have to live in the reality that My
 Fellow Americanstm asked for.
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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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 One reason there's a delay between electing a president and them taking power
 is so we can fucking revolt if Donald Trumps get elected
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 Gee I sure wish my country didn't hold the decisionmaking capability from me
 by gatekeeping it behind elections and polling. Sure wish our media wasn't so
 involved in decisionmaking - isn't it something we should talk about amongst
 ourselves? To find out how we feel, and really explore our feelings around a
 topic before expressing ourselves. Ideally more often than twice a year,
 perhaps whenever we want?
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 Keep in mind that *this is sedition*. Do you trust in democracy? Do you see
 how it may be spoiled? We've elected our hitler, yet 40-50% of the nation does
 not consent. America as we know it is about to change, and we need to protect
 the pieces we love. I see no future without splitting into three separate
 states, with city-state allies plodding along, keeping the siege ongoing.
 
 Trust in convoys more than farms. All it takes is a drone with a fire bomb and
 your crops are worthless. We must deprive them of their ports, if possible.
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 @user-192 
 
 You've developed a crucial insight here. Fascists aren't the opposites of
 communists, they're not trying to make the world better by altering or
 updating their governance systems.
 
 They are trying to kill people. To gather power. The mislead and betray. They
 seek destruction and little else. They are evil.
 
 Not everyone who votes for Trump is evil... They might simply have been lied
 to, repeatedly, and never given a chance to think anything else. But their
 movement will bring us fascism, so, they are enemies to those who value a
 fair, just, kind, rational, and developing nation.
 
 They are few. We can win, I know it to be true.
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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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 blocking people is an artifact of corporate social media.
 
 whatever happened to "vote to kick"? I'm sure there's no way that could go
 wrong
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 @user-570 
 
 unless you meant canada. I vote no on that, because there's very little
 difference between there and here. I mean, it's colder, which is nice. But
 don't move because of politics or whatever. We can handle that.
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 I'd rather riot over the fact that Trump is on the ballot
 
 than riot over the fact that he won
 
 He's a felon
 
 He's a rapist
 
 He's an accomplice to mass murder
 
 Democracy only works when the losers in an election consent to be governed by
 the will of the people
 
 He did not consent, and his followers did not consent.
 
 They are enemies of democracy.
 
 They are fascists, for many reasons besides.
 
 They seek to be the end of us,
 
 And I see no foe on this earth more deserving of our wrath.
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 Keep in mind that this is sedition. Do you trust in democracy? Do you see how
 it may be spoiled? We've elected our hitler, yet 40-50% of the nation does not
 consent. America as we know it is about to change, and we need to protect the
 pieces we love. I see no future without splitting into three separate states,
 with city-state allies plodding along, keeping the siege ongoing.
 
 Trust in convoys more than farms. All it takes is a drone with a fire bomb and
 your crops are worthless. We must deprive them of their ports, if possible.
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 democrats probably won't fight for socialism, but they sure as heck will fight
 against republicans.
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 @user-570 
 
 I escalate that way against fascism, nothing less.
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 @user-1443 
 
 sorry 😅 
 
 re-reading what you wrote, your point was that it's unfair that republicans
 are granted the control they have over our society through the
 disenfranchisement of democrat voters, right?
 
 and I was saying that if those limitations were removed, the democrats would
 win in a landslide everywhere in the country, which gives me faith in my
 fellow countrymen.
 
 am I on the right track now?
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 I can picture it now, caravans of trumpers [call them by their name, they are
 foes once again]
 
 driving halfway across the USA
 
 look at all of those islands
 
 [also read alt-text]

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 Ya'll are so upset because it feels like you failed, that this country failed
 you, that everything is doomed because this country is not the one you thought
 it was, all these takes and vibes.
 
 They're all fucking wrong.
 
 Tens of millions of us voted the other way.
 Tens of millions of us voted for democracy.
 Tens of millions of us voted for liberty.
 
 That is a fuckload of people. We're far stronger than they are. I pray we are
 bolder as well.
 
 soemthing something subscrie for more cat facts lmaooooo
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 @user-1375 @user-1376 
 
 do not obey in advance
 do not skip voting in advance
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 "Get Out" movie hits differently in "conservative" areas no matter who you
 vote for
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 @user-1573 
 
 the easiest analogy would be to say an election is a gun, votes are bullets,
 and the shooters are the candidates
 
 could also say that the shooting event is an election, bullets as a concept is
 democracy while each individual bullet is a vote, and the gun and shooters are
 the ballots and voters
 
 I dunno. I don't especially like thinking about guns and elections in the same
 sentence...
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 @user-1074 
 
 true. your idea is more revolutionary, mine is more reformist. each would be
 more fit for different political environments.
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 buying guns is one thing
 
 but food is just as important.
 
 stores run out, but quartermasters know where to find things.
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 ... most of what she says is nonsense, but that 20% that's right is like... SO
 right, y'know?
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 honestly I'd much prefer if Biden was VICE president, mentoring a bright young
 individual with spirit in their heart and hope for the future.
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 wow I'm an adult now, that's wild
 
 I actually have to be aware of things like political violence now
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 if all the democrats work in accounting and all of the republicans work in
 shipping and receiving, then who's driving the boat?
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 who gave republicans the right to attack democrats
 
 we don't fight them, we just want them to live their lives
 
 what the fuck is their problem
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 I'm too empathetic to watch them lose this badly. when I watch movies with
 cringe humor I have to leave the room whenever something bad happens to the
 characters. I get the same feeling when I read about politics these days.
 
 side note, but has anyone else gotten emails about "hiring plain-clothes
 police officers in Washington D.C, will offer relocation assistance and pay
 minimum 72k per year"? can't help but wonder if they're afraid of a bunch of
 sore losers storming the capital with guns.
 
 it's not like there's a precedent for that or anything.
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 > <@gabrilend:matrix.org> What if we... Ballots, bodies, militia and?
 
 What if we 🥺🥹 took all the bullies from high school 😈👺 and gave
 them all the power 🎩 🏭 by failing them upward ⬆️ 📈 instead of
 addressing their mental health issues 🧠 💖
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 "I lean conservative where it counts but they WILL come for me because I'm
 trans, so I vote democrat"
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 > <@gabrilend:matrix.org> What if we... Ballots, bodies, militia and?
 
 Jobs are how they deprive us of time and energy.
 
 Rent is how they deprive us of value.
 
 Fox news is how they deprive us of a well regulated militia (and point it at
 our feet)
 
 Sugar laced foods are how they turn our bodies against us 
 
 Ballots are how they deprive us of faith 
 
 Schools are how they take our curiosity, as teachers are not given freedom to
 fully explain.
 
 Meh... There's so many more. It's pointless to elaborate.
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 when I think of fascism in the US, I don't think of Trump. I think of Brett
 Kavanaugh.
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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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 on the govt shutdown & major foreign policy issues.
 
 that's what his citizen's want
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 ]]]]
 
 I have never stopped fighting for the people, ever, once, at any time.
 
 every moment of pause or relaxation was purely intended in pursuit of the
 cause.
 
 -- turn-of-the-century-autocrat
 
 enchanting magic's easier when you have a laboratory
 
 please, please, please let me teach you magic?
 
 enchantment is temporary, construction is as stable as the boject youses form.
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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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 ngl I kinda want to see what conservatives would riot over in a socialist
 system. Like "oh no we have healthcare! that sucks, so I'm going to burn down
 a police station" like bro what your basic needs are met and you're encouraged
 and enabled to pursue your passions and personal desires, are you still hung
 up on that old capitalist stuff? get a life my guy that's soOoOoOo 21st
 century of you
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 @user-366 @user-246 @user-367 @user-353 
 
 Something something "American Pie" or "Born in the USA" being played at Trump
 rallies to hype up the crowd
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 democrats vote for socialism
 
 republicans vote against liberalism
 
 and the neoliberals laugh
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 @user-1074 
 
 I do not consent to fascism.
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 @user-1475 @user-1476 @user-1280 @user-1074 @user-1477 @user-1478 
 
 the flaw in your logic is that unleaded gasoline brings us no closer to
 eliminating gasoline.
 
 in fact, it removes one of the main drawbacks of gasoline, the fact that it
 would put fucking lead in our blood, and makes it slightly easier for people
 to accept burning it to get places.
 
 Now, with our unleaded gasoline, the people who were upset that lead was being
 aerosolized en masse are no longer in opposition to gasoline usage. (unless
 they also care about the environment)
 
 It's the same dynamic with voting democrat. Kamala won't save us, but she also
 won't dissolve the EPA or murder trans people, so... it's still worth a vote.
 
 "Ah but Ritz that goes against your previous argument - can you clarify?"
 
 sure. with a democratic victory, we have more time, which is what we need.
 
 Everyone knows who the fascists are. They don't need time. We do. Voting for
 Kamala and other democrats will give us time.
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 if trump's too busy legislating trans people, he won't be legislating unions.
 
 if trump's too busy kidnapping immigrants, he won't be deporting dissidents.
 
 if trump's too busy quelling rebellion, he won't be able to contest our
 military.
 
 if our military's too busy contesting abroad, then they won't be able to
 rebirth liberty.
 
 if liberty struggles to be born, we will continue to get more angry.
 
 how much longer before the snake eats it's tail? everyone they push out is
 another ally to some foreign army.
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 @user-1203 
 
 The judges prevent the politicians from harming the people who elect the
 politicians who select the judges. Sounds like it should work well, no?
 
 well... the people are divided, but the politicians it seem are hardly so. So,
 the politicians elect their judges, who allow the passage of such laws which
 contradict the will of the people.
 
 The keys to power should rest in the hands of those who deserve it, not those
 who claim it. If those who claim it do not relinquish it for a worthy other,
 they are corrupt and must be dethroned.
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 think like a partisan in Nazi occupied territory
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 @user-1402 
 
 If Trump goes to prison I hope they pick JD Vance as their candidate
 
 do you notice how in all the pictures of him lately he's trying to appear
 soft, sentimental, or hurt? poor guy must be in pain. I guess the bed you make
 is the bed you sleep in.
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 I legitimately think computers should write code and software engineers should
 write legislation and lawyers should resolve problem tickets made by aggrieved
 citizens while judges do their best to just keep the boat floating
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 I want the political right to exist, because otherwise there'd be nothing to
 talk about a couple beers in and with no real stakes except a good time with
 your friend who you disagree with
 
 I want the political right to exist, because, y'know, life liberty and justice
 for all and all that
 
 both of those are "left of center" takes and I've definitely held both at
 different parts of my life
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 Democracy only works if the losing side consents to being governed by the
 winner.
 
 This election, neither side will consent. Therefore, this election does not
 matter.
 
 It doesn't matter anymore.
 
 Waiting until November to do... anything at all is not a great plan.
 
 If you don't know what to do, spend time in a park. At the mall. With your
 family.
 
 This weekend, they'll be ready for us. But by then, there'll be more of us.
 
 Next week, we will no longer be slaves.
 
 If your job won't let you strike in the park for a week, then they do not want
 you.
 
 Embrace radical change.
 
 A new future is possible
 A new future is within reach
 A new future is grasped in our palms
 All we need is a week.
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 If war is not "volunteer only" then you have nothing to fight for.
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 the white guys intentionally intend for elections to represent how much money
 a particular diversion makes each four years.
 
 divide the populace by who they vote with their wallet for.
 
 hooray! you've reimplemented not only gerontocracy (rulership of the old) but
 also fuedalism, and fiefdoms, and all kinds of digital parts.
 
 like... "over there is comcast territory, there's also T-mobile down to our
 north-south.
 
 ... okay I should probably talk about the election now
 
 I'm just... trying to resolve myself, like just before doing something out of
 order.
 
 like, wear a big witch hat or dress up like a goth. or approach a violent
 stranger and try to calm things down.
 
 this is why I don't own a gun - if someone hands me one, I'll use it. I'm not
 concerned about production because, well, why would I?
 
 tell me, where do they put the bullet manufactories?
 
 yeah, that's right, in places that are best adapted to supporting the current
 regime.
 
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