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[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 12 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Do not split.

But what is happening in Hong Kong is they come up with a slogan, which is translated as Do Not Split, which is, we know that some people are willing to be confrontational with riot police.

And when they are, that’s going to cost the state in terms of not only resources, but it’s going to cost the state in terms of political capital and support. And we know that there are some people who are not willing to do that. And we are going to abide by the protocol of Do Not Split, which means that we’re not going to criticize them openly, and they’re not going to criticize us openly.

If we’re the pacifists, we’re not going to have them criticize us for being sort of like, I don’t know, limpid or flaccid or not courageous or whatever. And we’re not going to criticize them for being more confrontational. And the thing is that the support is also tacit.

https://sh.itjust.works/post/42969194

[–] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

He's not even nominated yet, at least save your "lesser evil" bullshit until there is an election. Until then we should demand "no evil", not this prick

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 hours ago (2 children)

I don't want him as president.

[–] nova_ad_vitum@lemmy.ca 5 points 2 hours ago

The worse Trump fucks up, the less the Democrats see any reason for substantial change. If Trump's fuckery finally shows up on the stock market then the Democrats will absolutely run to the center again, and Newsom will be the front runner.

[–] MangioneDontMiss@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 hour ago (1 children)
[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

I don't think you have to worry about that, lol.