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This phrase is the enemy of progress.
Its always used to argue for why we need to allow some lib bullshit, and shut up.
Is that really how I'm using it? Am I asking anyone to shut up? No, you gave me a simple straw man argument and knocked it down.
No, I'm asking my comrades not be idiots that think we're really close enough to full on communist revolution that it's worth it to let fascists hurt people until we get there. Be realistic, if you really want to help people, pissing people off and letting fascists take power out of spite is not the way.
Believing that the people on this site have the power to influence US elections is what's not realistic
We all have a little bit of power to influence all kinds of stuff including US elections.. If our votes were not counted very rich people would not be wasting billions just to annoy people with too many political commercials.
The power (such as to end capitalism, not to control others) comes from influencing people and making more comrades which Hexbear is awful at.
The outcome of most states (in fact most counties, most precincts) is already known and condidered locked. If you live in most of the country and your vote is counter to that, what power does your vote have?
There's a lot of assumptions here. US presidential elections are multi billion dollar businesses. Political campaigns are a way for people to mske money. Rich people do waste billions on them. They are as grifted as anyone else, when it comes to this hollow polical system.
Seems to be a lot of comrades around here, and we've attracted a lot more since federation began. We're a non-sectarian space, but it is true that we aren't trying to be welcoming to
s because they aren't comrades at all and will not be unless they abandon their liberalism
An insulting people is your method to get them to abandon liberalism? Doesn't seem very effective to me but if you say it's working, good for y'all.
How many comrades are you making right now?
On Hexbear? I don't believe I have any methods to figure that out. I'd imagine not many, people don't like their ideology poked with sticks. I'm more hoping to get people to question their allegiance to super rich powerful men that lead states and tell their followers that supporting their power is what's best for everyone.
By telling communists they need to VOOOOOOOOTE for Biden?
No need to take it so seriously. I was mocking you and your concern trolling