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[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 159 points 1 day ago (4 children)

I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro’s great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen’s Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to “order” than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice.

-- Martin Luther King Jr. (1963)

[–] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 43 minutes ago (1 children)

The only stupid thing I'm aware of him ever saying.

I'll take a thousand apathetic cowards over a thousand raging bigots any day.

[–] AlexLost@lemmy.world 2 points 33 minutes ago

Apathy let's people strong arm the weak. Apathy is what got you Donald Dumbass Trump. Apathy is the bane of a successful society. Evil grows on the shadows and apathy let's it fester until it boils over.

You are very wrong Lemming, very wrong indeed. Apathy let's your neighbours be dragged from their homes while you turn a blind eye.

[–] can@sh.itjust.works 16 points 1 day ago

I like this one more.

[–] 0_o7@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

These are the same people blaming non-voters because they had a conscience.

Democrats were fine with throwing Palestinians under the bus but people who said "no, we don't want to be a part of it" are the "problem".

They don't want peace, they just don't want to be bothered by the actions of their system they created.

Reprehensible people.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Then vote third party! Not voting just says "I don't care".

[–] Sadbutdru@sopuli.xyz 6 points 23 hours ago

I would go even further, by not voting the message those in power get from you is "the current situation/trajectory of society is fine with me". Whether or not that's what you intended.

[–] luciferofastora@feddit.org 4 points 1 day ago

Agreed. Abstaining from democratic participation doesn't absolve from democratic responsibility. If both parties on offer are shit, at least make a point of showing that on the ballot rather than just silently accepting whatever comes your way.

[–] wonderingwanderer@sopuli.xyz 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh, cause Palestinians are doing so much better under trump, right? He just gave Israel $3.3 billion for their military...

But anyone saying "Kamala Harris would be much better than trump" is reprehensible?

People making your argument have no sense ofrealpolitik.

[–] WraithGear@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

that wasn’t the only issue harris had. but that was the issue everyone looked to her at that moment to rally her base, only for her to not only dash that but to parrot the same neo liberal bull shit. and that’s when everyone knew that there would be no escape. if victory was the plan then the democrats should have known better

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

What a way with words.