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[–] Janx@piefed.social 83 points 4 days ago (44 children)

All of this... it could have been stopped. We don't have to love (or even like) the Democrats, but it was such an important election, and everybody was screaming to vote against fascism. Well, a lot of people couldn't be bothered, and it's here now. Hope our country survives this administration...

[–] tmyakal 62 points 4 days ago (24 children)

It's in part because Biden ran on opposing fascism, got elected, and then did nothing to oppose fascism. He sold himself as a dragonslayer, but once he got in, he didn't want to upset the pro-dragon crowd.

So, yeah, when his protege ran the exact same campaign, it didn't instill a lot of confidence.

[–] halfsalesman@piefed.social 15 points 4 days ago (11 children)

That is a really stupid reason to let a fascist win though. Like, why should I respect or align myself with such a stupid group of people?

[–] tmyakal 5 points 4 days ago (2 children)

If your only options are the fascist or the guy who promised to bring the fascist to justice but actually didn't even try, then your problem isn't getting solved by voting in that election.

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

Maybe if you stopped viewing every single election as "this one has to solve everything"

[–] tmyakal 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

It's not “this one has to solve everything” so much as "this one needs to even demonstrate an attempt at the promises given."

In 2008 Obama ran on codifying Roe v. Wade, but once he was in office? "It's not the time." The DNC has been lying to progressives since before I could vote.

[–] halfsalesman@piefed.social 5 points 4 days ago

Who said I thought voting would solve the problem? You aren't engaging with my core issue: non-voters were content to let Trump win. Are they worth my time and effort morally? Why?

I already know the DNC doesn't align with me perfectly, as a mutualist I'm against private property. But they're not fascists. I mostly just hate the DNC because of their weakness and ineptitude even more so than the liberal ideology.

That said, at least with the DNC, there is something I can get out of them politically with theoretically much less effort compared to the masses of non-voting 2024 morons who engaging with would be akin to trying to herd cats.

Hell, at this point: I don't even care anymore. I kind of hate the non-voters enough that I'm now fueled by spite for them. I don't care who wins elections anymore because I just can't fucking give a shit. Its obviously out of my hands and the non-voters are getting what they deserve.

I only feel sorry for the people who are faultless, like the millions starving to death because Trump's admin illegally shut down USAID, or the ICE round ups of innocent immigrants where they're probably being human trafficked, raped, and murdered.

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