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[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (19 children)

Exactly... don't blame the billionaires, oligarchs, or the criminally corrupt political class... don't blame the 70 million fascists, or the 100 million people who completely ignore politics... or the Democrats who fail to motivate all of them and maintain unwavering support for a genocidal ethnostate... or the 60 million neolib centrists who insist on supporting the lesser of two evils, and reject "radical change" after the 5th "once-in-a-lifetime" crisis in a decade.

Blame the phantom protest voters, without evidence, instead... THIS IS ALL THEIR FAULT.

The "protest voters" are basically "the jews" or "immigrants" scapegoat for liberals. At least you get to enjoy the smell of your own farts while the fascist coup proceeds unabated.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 37 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (14 children)

Who said I'm blaming? I'm informing protest-non-voters what they voted for. Honestly, that you feel/think blame is telling.

[–] WhatAmLemmy@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (13 children)

I'm not American, and I've advised people to vote blue no matter who for over 20 years, so as a foreigner watching America slide towards fascism for decades I can tell you, American liberals are just as much to blame for fascism as the uneducated morons brainwashed by it.

Both parties have been destroying the working classes economic mobility for almost 50 years. Just because 1 party is worse than the other that doesn't absolve either of their sins.

Yet now, at the final hour, you blame a phantom left for not biting the pillow, as though that would've changed the multi-decade fall of the empire.

I tell ya what, though. Just cry harder and blame the left. It's worked for fascism!

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I can tell you, American liberals are just as much to blame for fascism as the uneducated morons brainwashed by it.

"D-don't blame people who allowed fascism to take over... that's mean... but FUCK those who tried to stop it, literally as bad as fascists!"

About the level of discourse I expect from Lemmy at this point.

[–] bungalowtill@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

OK maybe you had a shitty day, but listen to yourself: “D-don’t…”

this kind of speech also works well online. great.

and then you seriously go ahead and lament the level of discourse here.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 1 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

"Just cry harder, liberals are as bad as fascists" - acceptable, normal

[mocking this view] - UNACCEPTABLE, rude, how dare you be this unproductive 😭

Fucking listen to yourself, and maybe reflect on who and what you choose to tone police.

[–] bungalowtill@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 18 minutes ago

You have to acquire extremely effective blinders to so consequently deny responsibility of the liberal establishment for the mess we’re in. You are digging yourself in a hole, alienating possible allies by still playing the blame game on the left. It’s extremely counterproductive. If you want to fight the fascists, fight the fascists. If you want to change views on the left, engage, all I see of you is mocking.

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