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The Election Ritual: the illusion of American democracy

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Submitted ⁨⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨return2ozma@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨videos@lemmy.world⁩

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  • acosmichippo@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    tldw old man rant.

    It’s only an “illusion” if you think there’s no difference between republicans and democrats. sure we have a lot of issues to work out, especially money in politics, but this “democracy illusion” rhetoric is self defeating by turning people away from voting.

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    • Deceptichum@quokk.au ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      If you think there’s a difference between the flavour of billionaire Wall Street in bed with big business party you’re not looking at the bigger picture.

      Both are marching to the same destination. One may want to be racist and sexist on the way, but the end result is neo-feudalism.

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      • acosmichippo@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        if you don’t think the republicans are in bed with big business to an even bigger degree you are not paying attention.

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    • demesisx@infosec.pub ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Thanks for bravely coming to this comment section to actually demonstrate EXACTLY what the video is about. You are such a fucking joke (to the Democrats and Republican parties) and you don’t even know it. You are cosplaying as an activist.

      Thanks again for the laugh.

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  • Alsephina@lemmy.ml ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Might as well vote for the PSL or Green if you happen to be free on election day. Just don’t waste your time defending the two genocidal capitalist parties. Spend it organizing and taking direct action.

    For the left, electoralism is only good for some advertising. A capitalist system won’t let socialists come to power even if they somehow manage to win, as we’re seeing in France with Macron right now. Liberals will side with fascists long before they ever think about looking left.

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  • YeetPics@mander.xyz ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    China and Russia are authoritarian shit-hole countries whose governments are run by mentally-unwell despots who desperately need to be defenestrated.

    Sowwy you don’t wike amewica. 🫶

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