Comment on Imperialism, authoritarianism and oppression is bad all around m'kay

• dmMeYourNudes@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Or you can not join a team and evaluate things individually based on their merits

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  • Soup@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    You still have to commit to an actual decision when the times come. Adjusting each cycle is what everyone should be doing, knowing that each person will likely stay where they’re at because why wouldn’t they?

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  • spankmonkey@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    That’s what I do.

    Not surprisingly, the Republicans are always the worst and the only local opposition that has a slim chance of winning are Dems so I end up voting a straight Dem ticket despite refusing to register for the party. If there was an independent with a chance of winning I would consider them, but haven’t seen any on the local positions.

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  • themeatbridge@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    Yeah sure that works, unless one team is the Republican party.

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  • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    If you like being ineffective at driving change, then yes this is an option. Otherwise, you’ll have to work through one of the gate keepers.

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    • dmMeYourNudes@lemmynsfw.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      You do have to take the context of power structures around you into account, but you do not have to assimilate into tribalism to be an effective voter.

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      • surewhynotlem@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        Oh, absolutely true. Never call yourself a Democrat. Don’t join them, use them.

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• lugal@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Once you talk about “both teams”, you imply there are only two instead of supporting those who to this day resist all states

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  • themeatbridge@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    If you’re talking about a presidential election, there are two teams. The rest of the time, you should work on your own team, but when the big race is happening, there are only two viable contenders.

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    • lugal@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      The meme is about US imperialism versus (supposedly) Chinese imperialism. And the election is over, not every meme is about that anymore.

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      • themeatbridge@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        So the two teams are China and America?

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    • pressanykeynow@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

      Shouldn’t you be then using some amendment to restore democracy? Because that surely isn’t democracy.

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      • themeatbridge@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

        My preference is the first amendment, although progress has been slow.

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• pimento64@sopuli.xyz ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  Is this intentional misinterpretation for mischief purposes, or is this your best?

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  • themeatbridge@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

    No, I’m saying there are “radical centrists” who pretend they are above the fray and claim both sides are equally flawed, while invariably showing up to vote for conservatives.

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• kautau@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campism

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