There. I’ve said it.
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Voting is the absolute bare minimum amount of political activity you can do
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I’m not an American so I can’t vote in your stupid elections anyway
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Just seeing if this will rile up the other instance libs
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The liberal line is “wouldn’t you rather have socially progressive neoliberalism than Christian theocracy?” The answer is of course yes, but it’s a malformed question.
If politicians believe they are owed votes because they’re marginally better than the opposition, they are not accountable to anyone but their wealthy donors. Biden sided with the rail oligarchs on the rail strikes, bailed out silicon valley bank and did virtually nothing to enshrine abortion in law or eliminate student loans. Eventually, even the “socially progressive” elements will be negotiated away in the name of compromise, it’s already started happening with transgender rights.
Liberals, we love to have a laugh at your expense on Hexbear, but there is nobody on this earth who has more contempt for you and your values than the DNC. They’re running a senile, geriatric dixiecrat for a second term and asking you to he enthusiastic about it. If he loses, it will not be the fault of the radical leftists who refused to vote for him, it will be the fault of the DNC for failing to deliver on the policies that got them elected.
Diet coke is at least widely considered a potable beverage. It’s more like asking if you’d rather have a quart (that’s just shy of a liter) of 190 proof grain alcohol rather than bleach. It might not kill you but it will definitely leave you incapacitated.
At least you’d probably have fun while you may be dying of alcohol poisoning.
Libs aren’t that fun.
Then why make the choices that leave bleach as the only option? America is nowhere near progressive enough to vote in a social democrat let alone a socialist so why make bleach the option?
Its not a good analogy, but regardless of what we use, the truth is people have no choice what the options are. Elections are mainly spectacle to make people feel like this is a democracy and that they have agency.
Its not a question of whether “America” is “progressive” enough, because the people of America are not even making the choice. They are merely affirming the choices of capital.
Recognizing that its just spectacle and an illusion of choice is an important step of seeing thr system for what it is. This isn’t a democracy for anyone but the capitalist class.
To use the bad analogy though, if bleach is one of the two options why is there an election anyway? That in and of itself is enough to invalidate the process as illegitimate.
