• Phegan@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    The problem is that we have two choices, and we will never not have two choices unless we do something about it. I can both say that Joe Biden sucks and we should do better and also vote for him because the other option is worse. This discourse that makes it seem like any criticism of Biden is pro trump is how we will end up in a slightly less terrible place. Cool. Really looking forward to that.

    Also like what the fuck…I guess we have to kill Palestinians no matter what.

    There is a third fucking option and it’s not doing a genocide.

  • PeteBauxigeg@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    Absolutely insane democrat-mental-gymnastics

    Would they have the US still being a two party race no matter what in 2100? In 2200?

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      3 months ago

      How is voting for a marginal unknown 3rd candidate going to upend the US electoral system, I’m so curious…

      Instead of dreaming look at the general population. How many people who vote do you think actually care about this. Sure they might not like the politicians but do they actually want to change the system? I don’t think so.

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      If your point is that the American system is fucked, we all know. We’ve known for decades. We’re trying to fix it, but progress is basically nonexistent, because every politician who is currently elected benefits from our fucked system. Trying to get to a parliamentary system, like most developed real democracies, is almost entirely out of reach. Just getting ranked choice voting is like pulling teeth, and we’ll have to create a brand new party to have politicians free from corporate interests.

      I will have to fight all my life to enact positive change in this country, all because a bunch of rich white assholes who came to power long before I was born have stolen my future from me. Don’t belittle us, mourn for us and never, ever repeat our mistakes.

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        We’re trying to fix it

        every politician who is currently elected benefits from our fucked system.

        Wild how electing politicians that benefit from the system hasnt fixed the system yet.

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    3 months ago

    Fun fact. You don’t get the bottom track without demanding it. You end up on the middle track if you negotiate on human rights.

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      Yup. You also get the middle track when you show up to the 2020 primaries and think to yourself “I’m gonna vote for a geriatric procorporate establishment white man. This is the best decision for me and everyone else will have to accept it because the alternative is Trump.”

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        3 months ago

        Amusing to see commenters who think Biden primary voters are reading forums on Lemmy and are still venting their grudges 4 years later… 🤣

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    Lol neoliberals are stroking themselves about how clever this is and just out of view there was another choice back in 2020.

    But they like to ignore the fact they voted for a geriatric, procorporate genocide supporting candidates in the 2020 primaries.

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      3 months ago

      That ship has sailed now bud. Now its trump or biden and that is what the meme is referring to.

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        3 months ago

        “It doesn’t matter that we made terrible decisions that got us here you’re now morally obligated to vote for our strike blocking genocide supporting candidate!”

        No. I won’t be voting for Biden, Trump or RFK.

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          3 months ago

          “We”? I’m not even from USA … And I doubt many Lemmy commenters voted for biden in primaries.

          Put your big boy pants on and stop whining when people point out that you are wrong morally on a given issue.

          Sometimes life isn’t fair 🥲😲