• NOT_RICK@lemmy.world
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    11 hours ago

    Why not both? I’ll certainly be voting, and that hasn’t or won’t stop me from protesting

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      6 hours ago

      Seriously, people who didn’t vote in 2024 are much dumber than anyone out there reminding people that midterms are gonna be important.

      It’s like they want so badly to prove that voting doesn’t work that they refuse to vote, thus ensuring it doesn’t work.

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        “But but but the other candidate wasn’t a perfect unicorn so I didn’t vote!”

        /s

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    10 hours ago

    Oh boy, the doomerism that drove low turnout among the left in the Presidential election is back!

    Hey, nothing bad happened from skipping the last election right?

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      10 hours ago

      It doesn’t suggest you should skip going out to vote. It says you shouldn’t wait to vote before doing something.

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        It does kinda imply that the person talking about midterms is dumber than the person who boycotted the 2024 presidential election, which I disagree with.

        The person who didn’t vote and is now acting all shocked and high and mighty is definitely dumber.

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    12 hours ago

    What do we want?

    For the rest of the world to stop hating us sooner

    When do we want it?

    Like, you know, as soon as seems reasonable, thanks. But no rush.

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      I dont think any american has ever cared how the world thinks about them and i dont think any of us are gonna start any time soon. Americans want healthcare, paid child care, and better wages and unions… literally zero fucks about the opinions of just the white europeans who think theyre the rest of the world

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      2 hours ago

      When the fascist takeover is complete, all citizens will be targets. You are literally the person in that “First they came” poem.

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      12 hours ago

      Ugh my therapist had to talk me down from going looking for trouble when I heard the goon squad came to a city near me.

      If you’re going to protest, or be like I wanted to and carry out some mischief, mask up, no phones, tell a trusted friend and nobody else. They are actively harassing anyone they can identify as being in their way.

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        13 hours ago

        And they’re mad at anyone who tries to tell them that they can’t vote their way out of fascism.

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          More like mad at the people who refused to vote in the last election to try to prove a point, and landed us in this mess. You can’t vote your way out of fascism if you don’t vote.

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            Sure. But being pissed off at non-voters in the last election doesn’t get you out of fascism either, waiting for a blue wave in the midterms is also a mistake since the controlled opposition are bought & paid for by the same people.

            The only way to rid themselves of fascism is for everyone to put their tools down, go into the streets, and strike until Trump’s paymasters have lost enough profit that he isn’t worth the trouble anymore.

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          I’m not sure they’re mad. They’re just afraid. They’re afraid to become a target. They’re afraid that you’re right and they are contributing to the end of humanity. They are afraid they won’t be able to get ripe oranges in February. But until it directly affects their daily lives, they’re content to turtle up and ride it out.