• Empricorn@feddit.nl
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    6 months ago

    That’s great, but he needs to now self-promote and market himself, or we’ll be stuck with another Trump term (and possibly the end of democracy in America).

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      6 months ago

      So your saying a guy who has 40 years of experience in lawmaking is good at lawmaking?

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        6 months ago

        Uh… No? My words were pretty clear, I don’t think they needed to be reframed.

        EDIT: I think you meant to reply to the parent comment.

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        6 months ago

        We have a democratic republic, a form of representative government. While there is unfortunately a sometimes insurmountable amount of outsized power wielded by the ultrawealthy, we still can make change happen when the opportunity arises. That goes away if the flawed democracy we have goes away.

        Don’t let perfection be the enemy of progress. A flawed democracy is better than no democracy.

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          We don’t have a democracy. The fact that nearly all of the primaries were cancelled this year and the dnc just decided to pick a winner is evidence that we don’t. we have a captilaist oligarchy in which no one reaches the high office unless the rich think it’s ok.

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            6 months ago

            We don’t have a democracy. The fact that nearly all of the primaries were cancelled this year and the dnc just decided to pick a winner is evidence that we don’t. we have a captilaist oligarchy in which no one reaches the high office unless the rich think it’s ok.

            All this tells me is that you don’t understand what I said. You’re saying that because the systems in place can be used to limit the choices we have in frustrating ways, we don’t have choices.

            But we still do have choices. It’s very rare that they’re the best ones, but they’re still choices. A choice between a genocide-supporting fascist and a genocide-supporting non-fascist is still a choice between a fascist and a non-fascist. That choice sucks, but it’s a choice worth making.

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              6 months ago

              If those are the choices the system gives us then it’s probably a good idea to rebel against said system.

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                Really? Given a choice between fascist or non fascist you think a real answer is “rebel!”

                Well alright then, fuckin do it mate. Don’t expect anyone else to lead the charge you want.

                This is why nobody takes you seriously.

                edit: a word

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                  6 months ago

                  You think by rebel I mean wage war. There’s many more ways to rebel, the one I’m encouraging is voting for a third party candidate.

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                    6 months ago

                    Cool back peddle bro, I’m sure “voting” third party is exactly what you meant. Too bad voting nonviable candidates is completely pointless at this time and would only serve to give the rightwing more electoral power.