• Admiral Patrick@dubvee.org
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    6 hours ago

    I am SO sick of this blame-shifting argument. Everyone who didn’t show up to vote for the only “not Trump” candidate likely to win is 100% partially responsible for what we’re dealing with now. Full stop. It’s not the Dem’s fault, it’s not the system’s fault, it’s not anyone’s fault except those who sat out or threw their vote away out of protest because they completely fail to even acknowledge the existence of a bigger picture.

    Hurr durr, fascism is bad, but the other side isn’t perfect so I’m not voting against fascism to teach them a lesson.

    There were two items on the menu: “Status Quo (flawed but not fascism)” and “Speedrun to Fascism”.

    The fact that there are still people defending their decision to sit out / vote third party is mind boggling. At least if some of those would own up and say “I fucked up” I might have a shred of respect for them.

    • krashmo@lemmy.world
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      5 hours ago

      I voted for Harris. The guy you’re responding to is still right. If democrats had actually represented the working class for the last 30 years instead of paying lip service to the idea then we would not be in this situation. Saying that does not excuse the actions of Republicans or conservative voters. It’s simply an honest accounting of Democrats failure to present a convincing counter argument to the GOP. You would think that would be easy to do and yet here we are.

    • YourShadowDani@lemm.ee
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      3 hours ago

      Voting is not the only action that created the current environment get over yourself.

      You are not better or more informed because you voted for one oligarch party over the other.

      I have a line I won’t cross that’s genocide, where’s yours? Nowhere to be found because Dem loyalists are feckless spineless cowards who do nothing but defend every action Dem politicians make.

      I’m glad boot lickers like you hate people that have principles like me because you have none, and I don’t want people like that for allies.

      Edit: Also your party fucked up and lost and you’re trying to get others to admit they fucked up but you won’t? Got it.