• reiterationstation@lemm.ee
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      20 hours ago

      Go on bb. Say it with your whole chest. These ellipsis look bad on you. You believe it, say it. Tell us how fascists and liberals are the exact same thing. Go on. We are waiting.

      • Diva (she/her)@lemmy.ml
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        14 hours ago

        Fascists and liberals are not the exact same thing. Liberals prefer to implement the final solution on a slightly slower timetable and in stages, while fascists are more inclined to just cut loose all undesirables as fast as possible.

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      22 hours ago

      "The oppressed should work towards their own murder, in solidarity with all the other oppressed folk being murdered!

      It won’t stop anyone from being murdered, but it’ll make those of us not in any danger feel really pure 😊"

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      21 hours ago

      I’m not having that argument again. I understand the position that they were equally bad, and I support the rights of folks who couldn’t vote for either of them because of that. But while I do acknowledge that US imperialism is not just a meme, I had to work with what I was given, and that was bad or less bad. I chose less bad.

      I respect that others saw it differently and that’s all I have to say on the matter.

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        17 hours ago

        I understand the position that they were equally bad

        I don’t. Every single day proves that over and over again. I understand being an idealistic young person with no practical experience, but in those situations the intelligent thing to do is to listen to people and not triple-down on the GRU playbook.

        Those who are neither idealistic or young, who couldn’t be arsed to do the one thing that would have helped defeat fascism need to understand what a fuckup they are.

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        16 hours ago

        I support the rights of folks who couldn’t vote for either of them because of that. But while I do acknowledge that US imperialism is not just a meme, I had to work with what I was given

        Exceedingly well put, I don’t know why that simple little bit of understanding is so impossible for some Harris supporters

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          15 hours ago

          Thanks! This topic is a sticky one, it’s easy to get angry (and I have) when everyone has good intentions and those good intentions seem to conflict. I’ve probably been a jerk about it in the past, and in the moment I might be again in the future, but I try to see where folks are coming from when I can.