▲ 238 ▼ Voting is Easier than Revolution (infosec.pub) submitted 1 week ago by CubitOom@infosec.pub to c/progressivepolitics@lemmy.world 82 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://infosec.pub/post/54415745
[–] theuniqueone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago (8 children) voting wont solve any of these by the way permalink fedilink source hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago* (3 children) Yeah that's why billionaires spend so much money trying to suppress it. And you're helping them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] silentjohn@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 week ago (2 children) Billionaires are not a monolith, and differing interests exist among them. By the way, the same billionaires fund both Dems and Republicans lol... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 1 point 6 days ago* (1 child) You're right, billionaires are not a monolith. Recent data says about 115 US billionaire families lean toward backing Republicans and the conservative side of issues, while only about 45 back Dems and progressive stands. Your "lol" is not a fact-based argument. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] silentjohn@lemmy.ml 1 point 6 days ago Now do 2016 and 2020 cheers! 🥃 permalink fedilink source parent [–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago (1 child) It'll do more than not voting. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] LemmySuxNow@reddthat.com 2 points 1 week ago Will it? I'm not saying don't vote, everyone should vote, but do you actually think it will change anything? permalink fedilink source parent [–] athatet@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 week ago (1 child) Voting is why much of it is even happening so I think you are probably mistaken. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] silentjohn@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 week ago Voting has never, in US history, improved people's material conditions. Material conditions improved only through violent struggle and community organization. My, how the past has been whitewashed... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 9 points 1 week ago* (3 children) Yeah that's why billionaires spend so much money trying to suppress it. And you're helping them. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] silentjohn@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 week ago (2 children) Billionaires are not a monolith, and differing interests exist among them. By the way, the same billionaires fund both Dems and Republicans lol... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 1 point 6 days ago* (1 child) You're right, billionaires are not a monolith. Recent data says about 115 US billionaire families lean toward backing Republicans and the conservative side of issues, while only about 45 back Dems and progressive stands. Your "lol" is not a fact-based argument. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] silentjohn@lemmy.ml 1 point 6 days ago Now do 2016 and 2020 cheers! 🥃 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] silentjohn@lemmy.ml 1 point 1 week ago (2 children) Billionaires are not a monolith, and differing interests exist among them. By the way, the same billionaires fund both Dems and Republicans lol... permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 1 point 6 days ago* (1 child) You're right, billionaires are not a monolith. Recent data says about 115 US billionaire families lean toward backing Republicans and the conservative side of issues, while only about 45 back Dems and progressive stands. Your "lol" is not a fact-based argument. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] silentjohn@lemmy.ml 1 point 6 days ago Now do 2016 and 2020 cheers! 🥃 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 1 point 6 days ago* (1 child) You're right, billionaires are not a monolith. Recent data says about 115 US billionaire families lean toward backing Republicans and the conservative side of issues, while only about 45 back Dems and progressive stands. Your "lol" is not a fact-based argument. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] silentjohn@lemmy.ml 1 point 6 days ago Now do 2016 and 2020 cheers! 🥃 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] silentjohn@lemmy.ml 1 point 6 days ago Now do 2016 and 2020 cheers! 🥃 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago (1 child) It'll do more than not voting. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] LemmySuxNow@reddthat.com 2 points 1 week ago Will it? I'm not saying don't vote, everyone should vote, but do you actually think it will change anything? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] LemmySuxNow@reddthat.com 2 points 1 week ago Will it? I'm not saying don't vote, everyone should vote, but do you actually think it will change anything? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] athatet@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 week ago (1 child) Voting is why much of it is even happening so I think you are probably mistaken. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] silentjohn@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 week ago Voting has never, in US history, improved people's material conditions. Material conditions improved only through violent struggle and community organization. My, how the past has been whitewashed... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] silentjohn@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 week ago Voting has never, in US history, improved people's material conditions. Material conditions improved only through violent struggle and community organization. My, how the past has been whitewashed... permalink fedilink source parent