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Lemmy's political discourse when Republicans gutted the Voting Rights Act yesterday: (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
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[+] -10 points 6 months ago (5 children)

I see. So if our ideal candidate isn't possible anymore for the next election, we should always vote for the worse candidate, to drive people further towards public outcry, until civil unrest can get the real goal accomplished.

Makes perfect sense

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  • [–] 4 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

    we should always vote for the worse candidate,

    The point is that it doesn't matter who you vote for, and pretending otherwise is a bit absurd. All we get are neoconservative politics no matter who we elect. The difference is one side pretends to be powerless and just lets the bad shit happen. (Except for genocide and poverty, which they enthusiastically aid and support.)

    Your only power is local unless you're willing to commit a dramatic act of vigilantism.

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  • [–] 1 point 6 months ago (1 child)

    You may wish there were a third track, but taking your hand off the lever gives up power.

    Saying it doesn't matter is a naive position of privilege. Of course it matters. This is a "they're no different" argument that is just so obviously a false equivalence.

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  • [–] -1 points 6 months ago (1 child)

    No, not being allowed to rewrite history doesn’t mean that at all. You don’t get to erase the incredible violence faced by average people that was ultimately behind the passage of the VRA, or the cowardice of the politicians who wouldn’t act until the mob was literally on their doorstep.

    If you think anything I’ve said about the VRA is inaccurate you need to go read a history book. Anyone telling you to be grateful to the Democrats for passing it out of the goodness of their heart is at minimum too ignorant about the actual history of the US to listen to, or they’re trying to con you.

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