▲ 170 ▼ "You dont Understand, you have to support the lesser evil" (hexbear.net) submitted 2 months ago by Salamence@mander.xyz to c/memes@lemmy.ml 300 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/9388376 Tweto by https://x.com/gaijingirl2026/status/2092235861265924137
[+] Feathercrown@lemmy.world -11 points 2 months ago (6 children) Why does the system need your sense of its legitimacy permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] disillusionedcat@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 months ago (4 children) It doesn't need my sense of legitimacy but if 80% of people say no it will have a problem justifying itself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] Feathercrown@lemmy.world -10 points 2 months ago (3 children) Why does it need to justify itself? What do you think happens when it does not? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] BanMeFromPosting@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 months ago It would be nice to find out, seeing as how the current strategy of voting blue no matter what very observably leads to genocide and less and less differences between the two parties. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AmazingWizard@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 months ago (1 child) Is this some kind of ploy to try and find some "Voting is always good" counter point, that voting in and of itself is democracy and having that is better then nothing? Which is why you seem to be implying that the system doesn't need to justify itself, that if the system didn't do that it would still function and people would still participate, because it is, after all, "Democracy"? Quit beating around the bush and just say what you mean instead of being a coy annoyance. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago I don't mean anything yet. I'm trying to find out what the system being "justified" functionally does, from your perspective. From my perspective you're being vague, I'm trying to find my way through the bush here, not beat around it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] agentant@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 months ago A system only really functions as long as it's subjects perceive it as legitimate. Once you lose legitimacy, people start taking action. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] disillusionedcat@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 months ago (4 children) It doesn't need my sense of legitimacy but if 80% of people say no it will have a problem justifying itself. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [+] Feathercrown@lemmy.world -10 points 2 months ago (3 children) Why does it need to justify itself? What do you think happens when it does not? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] BanMeFromPosting@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 months ago It would be nice to find out, seeing as how the current strategy of voting blue no matter what very observably leads to genocide and less and less differences between the two parties. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AmazingWizard@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 months ago (1 child) Is this some kind of ploy to try and find some "Voting is always good" counter point, that voting in and of itself is democracy and having that is better then nothing? Which is why you seem to be implying that the system doesn't need to justify itself, that if the system didn't do that it would still function and people would still participate, because it is, after all, "Democracy"? Quit beating around the bush and just say what you mean instead of being a coy annoyance. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago I don't mean anything yet. I'm trying to find out what the system being "justified" functionally does, from your perspective. From my perspective you're being vague, I'm trying to find my way through the bush here, not beat around it. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Feathercrown@lemmy.world -10 points 2 months ago (3 children) Why does it need to justify itself? What do you think happens when it does not? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] BanMeFromPosting@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 months ago It would be nice to find out, seeing as how the current strategy of voting blue no matter what very observably leads to genocide and less and less differences between the two parties. permalink fedilink source parent [–] AmazingWizard@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 months ago (1 child) Is this some kind of ploy to try and find some "Voting is always good" counter point, that voting in and of itself is democracy and having that is better then nothing? Which is why you seem to be implying that the system doesn't need to justify itself, that if the system didn't do that it would still function and people would still participate, because it is, after all, "Democracy"? Quit beating around the bush and just say what you mean instead of being a coy annoyance. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago I don't mean anything yet. I'm trying to find out what the system being "justified" functionally does, from your perspective. From my perspective you're being vague, I'm trying to find my way through the bush here, not beat around it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BanMeFromPosting@lemmy.ml 15 points 2 months ago It would be nice to find out, seeing as how the current strategy of voting blue no matter what very observably leads to genocide and less and less differences between the two parties. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] AmazingWizard@lemmy.ml 12 points 2 months ago (1 child) Is this some kind of ploy to try and find some "Voting is always good" counter point, that voting in and of itself is democracy and having that is better then nothing? Which is why you seem to be implying that the system doesn't need to justify itself, that if the system didn't do that it would still function and people would still participate, because it is, after all, "Democracy"? Quit beating around the bush and just say what you mean instead of being a coy annoyance. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago I don't mean anything yet. I'm trying to find out what the system being "justified" functionally does, from your perspective. From my perspective you're being vague, I'm trying to find my way through the bush here, not beat around it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago I don't mean anything yet. I'm trying to find out what the system being "justified" functionally does, from your perspective. From my perspective you're being vague, I'm trying to find my way through the bush here, not beat around it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] agentant@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 months ago A system only really functions as long as it's subjects perceive it as legitimate. Once you lose legitimacy, people start taking action. permalink fedilink source parent