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TDS is definitely a real thing, but allowing the government to detain people for it is insane.
Disgust at corruption and criminality is not a syndrome, it's a sign of mental health.
If you only care when Trump does it, it’s Trump derangement syndrome. Biden pushed forward with many of Trump’s worst policies, and Democrats didn’t have shit to say about it then.
The Democrats didn’t but the base was sure pissed about it. That party is constantly under fire from its own base because of how much they rely on being the only option that isn’t full-blown insane-o fascism. The country at its core is broken and in a way that constantly reinforces itself. I do not envy the people who have to put the work in to fix it.
The Democrats are also full-blown insano fascist. It’s the same party pretending to be two. That’s why they’re both backing this genocide. That’s why the Democrats always manage to produce enough votes to help the GOP secure their votes. It’s why the Democrats sue anyone farther left off the ballots.
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For sure, but the country has no other options. It’s like asking someone if they would prefer to be punched or stabbed and then claiming they enjoy the punching. You didn’t have “get a hug” as an option so stop acting like it’s there.
So you want to fix things by electing the people who broke them in the first place. Genius.
If two people are trying to kill you, you don’t pick which one to ally with. You defend yourself against both of your enemies.
That’s not what I said, but ai don’t know if what I say really matters to you more than acting smug does. Also, I live in a country with more than two parties and I do not participate in “strategic voting”.
It’s exactly what you said. It’s just not how you want it to be interpreted, because it doesn’t align with your self-image.
A lot of people are groomed into supporting fascism by being made to believe they are somehow opposing it by backing a certain fascist. Both the Democrats and the Republicans are doing this right now.
The only way to read your comment as having any level of intelligence implies that there is a third option I’m missing. So what’s your alternative, then?
And “no one votes for the Democrats while knowing that the nation is full of people who can’t afford to take the risk of a Republican administration” is not an alternative. I get the sentiment, but it’s not happening. I’d say it should be primaries, but the DNC doesn’t really do those and their weird, sequential primary is designed to allow them to shape the outcome as it happens.
So please, enlighten us.
So then all your enemy has to do to convince you to surrender, is convince you that they are two enemies, and the next one will be worse.
Democrats are killing people too. Not all of us are willing to continue sacrificing those people to maintain our privilege.
The only viable & moral option is revolution.
You haven’t really answered my question, and I literally already told you that I know that the DNC uses that exact tactic. I also explained that I don’t vote that way. Gosh, you’re stupid.
So what are you doing to start this revolution? What advice to you have for people who want to join in and do real, tangible work like that? Do you understand how big of a jump it’s going to be for the most vulnerable people to go from scarce instability to guaranteed instability and do you understand how scared they are and that they aren’t pawns in your little moral soapboxing?
You talk about not wanting to sacrifice people but you’re demanding they be the foot soldiers in your revolution.
Discussing details would get the comment deleted, and possibly my account banned. I think you know this, hence the abusive goading.
Asking people to risk their lives for each other is not the same as expecting the less privileged to die for you.
“Abusive goading”? We don’t need to talk about the actual act of offing CEOs(and I ain’t no snitch, mind). I specifically asked you about how you want normal people to make the transition to revolutionaries and if you don’t know then just say you’re pissed and, frankly, that’s ok because we should all be pissed right now. Hell, I’d be ok with you acknowledging that people are right to be afraid of the risk. And I’d still like to know what you’re doing and I imagine there is something non-violent, right? Like, how many protests do you go to and are you willing to skip work to go to them?
I’ll even say it for you that I’d love to see more Luigi events happening but I also understand that that’s a lot to ask of someone and if I’m not willing to do it myself then I have no moral ground to stand on to be making demands. We can both agree that it makes sense why you wouldn’t want to respond to that particular sentence but you need to understand it.
Ok. Buy a gun, join a local SRA chapter, join the local PSL chapter, learn to grow some food, form up a community with your neighbors, get a mask that’s effective against tear gas, read What Is To Be Done?/Guerrilla Warfare/This Nonviolence Stuff’ll Get You Killed, pack a go-bag, etc.
Why are you putting this much effort to troll when bots can do it for you.
Your position benefits oligarchy.
I’m just stating facts y’all don’t like, because they’re unflattering to your preferred flavor of fascism.
I’m not going to be peer pressured into supporting either fascist party. Grow a spine.
You talk as if trump is “normal”, ignoring the kinds of things he says, how he says them, who he says them to, his tantrums in all caps on social media, his lack of poise, professionalism, and diplomacy. The guy is abrasive as fuck. You must have bad memory.
Exactly. Neoliberals do not oppose Trump policies, but his lack of decorum. Which is why they had no problem with Obama and Biden quietly progressing fascism. They don’t like that he says the quiet part out loud, and gives away the game.
Who mentioned neoliberals?
I’m applying the appropriate label to your neoliberal principles that you have openly espoused here.
You’re clearly confused
Enlighten me.
Your comment is entirely taking issue with Trump’s lack of decorum. No specific issue with policies. Classic neoliberalism.
Lol. So you assumed that means I like his policies and categorized me as a neoliberal. That’s a huge assumption. You’re clearly not talking to me, you’re having a discussion with phantoms in your head that you project on to me.
K. Which policies do you oppose? If you want people to believe you have a problem with more than his lack of decorum, focusing solely on that is not an effective way to communicate that.
I oppose tons of what he does: handling immigration, international relations, treatment of minorities, etc. You’re turning this around. Admit you made a huge wrong assumption. I guess when I’m communicating with morons I should put an asterisk that says “the entirety of my views is not limited to the few things I’m saying here.”
Again, laser focused on perceptions and presentation. Not actual policies or outcomes.
Neoliberals stand for nothing.
You expect a sophisticated argument coming from me about specifics at this point in the discussion? And since you didn’t get one you double down on calling me a neoliberal? You have misdirected anger and jump too quickly to conclusions. Instead of the big assumption, you could have easily asked “what about his policies” early on.
What policies of his do you oppose? Don’t have to name them all. Just name a few.
You’re clearly having a bad day. You’re picking fights with everyone in your comment history. I’m not gonna defend myself from the box you ignorantly put me in. That’s not what healthy discussion looks like. I’m not going to play by your rules. You’re going to use this to reinforce your assumptions, but that’s ok. I’ll talk specifics and policies with other people, in a better environment.
I pick fights with people who support fascists every day. I enjoy shutting down fascists. And you can’t name one single Trump policy you oppose (or likely not one the Democrats weren’t also guilty of).
That was never your original question and you never asked respectfully. You were never interested in a discussion with me. If you were you’d have asked clarifying questions to learn my position. It’s been phantoms the whole time. What bit of information from what I said allows you to attach me to a phantom which you then attack?
Again, it’s not that I can’t name a policy, it’s that your behavior is angry and disrespectful and I’m not going to intellectually engage with it.
For you to behave like this, demand answers, then tag me for something because I refuse to play by your rules is ridiculous.
You’re not looking to have a real discussion. You’re trying to let go of anger.
Try running a few miles or something instead.
You’re just proving my point. Your issue is with the lack of decorum (even in this discussion). Not the policies.
The mental gymnastics lmao. Are you saying that people who want to have healthy discussions (as opposed to the toxic shit you’re doing here) are… neoliberals? Or what? How does this prove your point?
You’ve already proven my point. I’m laying out the conclusion for any lurkers following the thread.
Oh, you're a "both sides are the same" person.
Yes, I’m the kind of person who believes empirical data.
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Gotta be genuinely retarded to not see the blaring differences between Biden and Trump.
You may as well say Churchill and Hitler were the same person while you're at it.
K. Give me a data point.
Apparently you don’t know how many Indians Churchill killed. Or you don’t believe Indian lives are equal to those of white Europeans.
Politics is not about rational decision making as studies have shown. However most people think that they are completely logical with there political views. In reality they decide on a view and then find evidence to support it. It also doesn't help that the "news" these days is mostly a propaganda outlet whatever party they support.
I disagree with the idea that Biden is just as bad as Trump. Biden barely did anything in office. Trump is going full swing to push forward his policies. At least he has balls. (That may be one of his best qualities honestly)
You are smoking crack.