I don't think the people who've been in charge of protecting us from fascism for the past ten years should be in charge of protecting us from fascism any more.
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[–] 16 points 22 hours ago (10 children)

Those chaps are a symptom, this is the cause. Still get rid of them though - I'm not saying there are any babies in this bathwater.

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  • [–] 2 points 17 hours ago

    I can't believe how much damage they've managed to do for what is, subjectively to them, so little money. This is like me and my coworkers managing to scrape together $10k between us.

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  • [–] -3 points 22 hours ago (8 children)

    just what's the point of voting for them?

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  • [–] 6 points 21 hours ago (7 children)

    It can feel futile. Especially as I'm voting from abroad, and my vote goes to a "blue stronghold" state, so I've never once affected national politics meaningfully and maybe never will. I try to make up for it by bothering my elected officials and telling them not to support Jeffries or Schumer, and to stop the genocide, lock up pedophiles, etc.

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  • [–] 2 points 15 hours ago

    I have found that being part of a political group helps chase away feelings of being useless. Seeing and talking with DSA folks who also want change and working together with them helps remind me that I am not alone in my desire to change my community for the better.

    What you are doing does matter; you and I were drops in the blue wave and I hope more people join us.

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  • [+] -8 points 21 hours ago* (5 children)

    why not get involved in actuall-useful politics that doesn't rely on an ablative layer of corrupt aristocratic lawyers and poisoned-well bureaucracy to insulate the powerful from the will of the people and consequences of their mass child rape actions?

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  • [–] 7 points 20 hours ago (4 children)

    Oh yeah, I should do what you do... What's that, by the way?

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  • [–] -5 points 17 hours ago (3 children)

    mostly your mom and fedposting, same as you but I leave the dog out of it and don't collect a paycheck.

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