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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Trump is the switch:

  • If you pull the lever towards trump, millions die.
  • If you pull the lever away from trump, millions are saved.
[–] curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 0 points 10 hours ago

Just to note, others will die.

That doesn't make the lives saved less important.

[–] DudleyMason@lemmy.ml -3 points 8 hours ago

Remember: if you stick to your morals and refuse to cosign on genocide abroad and austerity at home, whatever the other guys you'd didn't vote for do is all your personal fault. No blame whatsoever may be assigned to the party that felt it didn't need your vote badly enough to stop helping genocide or abandoning Neoliberalism.

-Statements from people who can't tell politics from sports.

[–] Madison420@lemmy.world 1 points 12 hours ago

Coincidence or rush reference?

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

And if the majority wants to drive off a cliff we should just let it happen because them’s the rules.

[–] Pratai@piefed.ca 1 points 10 hours ago (5 children)

Yep. It’s this mentality that crashed the bus folks.

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

But the bus tried to get votes from republicaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiigghh!!

*crunch*

[–] hamsamrich@lemmy.world -3 points 9 hours ago

NOVEMBER 2028 For President! The actual month of November, serving as actual president of the United States of America America!! FREEDDOOOMMMMMM! I do politic

[–] ThePowerOfGeek@lemmy.world 1 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Came for the Rush quote, upvoted for the message.

[–] Pratai@piefed.ca 1 points 11 hours ago

Thank you good sir!

[–] DioramaOfShit@lemmy.world -1 points 10 hours ago (2 children)

What if youre okay with driving off the cliff but still dont want to vote?

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[–] chloroken@lemmy.ml -3 points 10 hours ago (4 children)

Nice trolley problem bro. Just vote bro.

A system that conjures hypothetical busses careening off of hypothetical ledges to convince citizens to participate in democracy is liberal thing.

Democracy in socialist states is much simpler and effective. The workers control the government and the government serves them. There is no need to whip people into a frenzy.

[–] Oppopity@lemmy.ml -3 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Yeah liberals are discrediting their own system when they describe it as being forced to vote for a lesser evil under the threat of fascism every election.

Not to say all liberals describe it that way, but if I was a non-political apathetic non-voter, I wouldn't find that convincing.

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[–] Pratai@piefed.ca -2 points 10 hours ago
[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world -2 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago) (2 children)

I think the people that want non-voters to vote should be careful what they wish for.

Do you really want the standard US citizen to vote? Really ?!?

Drive through Mississippi. Look at it. LOOK AT IT

(but do vote! I do, because it's funny)

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[–] hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com -2 points 12 hours ago (7 children)
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[–] WraithGear@lemmy.world -5 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago) (11 children)

no, the situation is 4 vote to drive off this immediate cliff. 3 vote to drive off the next cliff, and 3 are trying get off the bus or are at peace with their impending doom.

“Vote blue no matter who” is a direct admission that your candidates suck, their stance on issues suck, but you can supposedly buy just a little more time from them then the republicans. except anyone with object permanence knows they don’t acutely fix anything, they ride or die with the republicans, and just use them as the bad guys.

“don’t let perfect be the enemy of good” is bullshit, establishment democrats are no where near good enough, and progressives don’t agree with their stance on: climate change, immigration, lgbtq+ protection, reigning in corporations, resisting genocide, universal healthcare, loosening racially motivated drug enforcement, breaking up the prison industrial complex, breaking up the military industrial complex, defunding the police, establishing ranked choice voting, repealing citizens united, making bribery illegal again, nor establishing term limits. 

i don’t care about campaign promises. we already know how they will act, they work for who pays them, and it ain’t us.

by all means vote, but do not let these people use fear to force you to vote for the shortest shit stain

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[–] Doom@lemmy.world -5 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

You know if we just crash the bus sooner everything would be better. Also I hear the driver picked music no one likes - let's cancel him then all argue over what music is crash appropriate.

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[–] flandish@lemmy.world -2 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago) (1 children)

downvotes for suggesting the system needs to be put down? ok. ✅

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 14 hours ago

We'll follow your lead.

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