Comment on the two party system is just one big party

• bearboiblake@pawb.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I don’t see how I’m talking past you, I directly addressed the argument. The differences between the democrats and the republicans are mainly aesthetic and procedural. The whole “no war without a vote in congress” is a great example, they’re not mad that kids are being blown up, they’re mad that the proper procedure to blow up kids was not followed.

  I’m not using sweeping generalizations and I’m not doing nothing. I’m encouraging people to get involved with activism and it’s people like you throwing a tantrum about that because I am daring to question your world view.

  If you have an argument, then make it. I’m done with the meta-argument.

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  • KindnessisPunk@piefed.ca ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    You started out by saying that America wasn’t a democracy, while technically true, is pedantic at best and dismissed the nuance of the original comment.

    Then when I point out your lack of nuance and boiled down their argument so you could understand.l, you explained it as “pointing out misinformation” and perhaps innocent, it seems like dismissal when taken with the original comment I don’t see how a reasonable individual would know they were using it informally to refer to their Congressional system.

    That’s awesome that you want people to be involved in activism but activism does not and should not proclude voting for progressive candidates and perpetuating that it’s a lost cause will not win any battles.

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    • bearboiblake@pawb.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      boiled down their argument so you could understand

      Man, just fuck off. This comment is so overwhelmingly smarmy.

      America isn’t a democracy for a whole number of reasons and they’re not pedantic. I would explain it to you but you probably wouldn’t understand so I’ll just not fucking bother.

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      • KindnessisPunk@piefed.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

        To be honest I’ve been overly reserved, I’m not trying to be smart at all. Just matter of fact.

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