Voting maybe part of escalation.
Unless the fascists are able to edit the votes. But that would also be on escalation.
But voting alone may not be safe, if you are dealing with fascists as they will be ready for escalation(may even be wishing for it). You would need your own orgs, preferably communist/socialist orgs since they were one among the most effective against fascists based on history.
Voting can work as a piece of momentum-building for a principled leftist party. Voting for fascists like the democrats can never be part of opposition to fascism.
Faucet should be labeled capitalism
They don’t care about capitalism. They don’t care about fascism either but they’ll nominally oppose it.
Something I had forgotten I realised last cycle that this post somehow reminded me of:
People argued that we had to vote for democrats because they would lose without our votes. To them not voting and voting third party was essentially the same and it was actually just like voting for Trump, since the party would not be able to win if they did not get our votes.
Yet if you were to point out that since we aren’t voting for genociders like the democrats and therefore the party is sure to lose and thus, by their own reasoning, their votes are wasted; then they have to vote for the party I want them to vote for, if we are to beat Trump. It should be entirely reasonable if all that matters to them is beating Trump, yet somehow the argument was clearly faulty, despite it being the very same they make. They can see the issue with the reasoning as long as it does not benefit them. Odd how that is.
Serious question. What is your actionable alternative? Actionable as in something you do
Revolution, which depends on worker organizing in preparation for the inevitable crisis points of capitalism to take the entire working class in a unified direction against the capitalist state. Smash it, and replace it with one run by the working class, for the working class.
So unionizing?
That can be part of it, but trade unionism alone is not revolution, nor can it become revolution without revolutionary organizing.
Yes, you need a vanguard party. It’s easily to see when you look at India for example where strikes of dozens of millions, even over 100 million were organised in last few years but despite having the strenght way more than enough to topple the government and even entire system, they didn’t even kept the status quo.
Bingo. Bowing to spontaneity is a foolish endeavor, you need direction for mass and force to apply pressure in a pointed area. It’s like blowing up a balloon, it takes far less air to pop it if all of the pressure were able to be localized to a specific area, rather than generally spreading evenly.
Vote as triage, but lower your expectations on a “big strong man” solving broken systems. Life is short; voting takes time from other meaningful activities. Triage, if time allows, but do other meaningful activities.
Being cautious of the “big strong man” will help recognition of the slide toward any of the flavors of fascism. Populists promise “for the people” or “for the workers” and then centralize “power to” and “power over”. The revolution results in the same broken systems with normal people with no power.
Regarding individual actions:
- Build mutual aid with neighbors
- Develop defence skills (firearms, explosives, hand-to-hand, drones, cardio, trapping, etc)
- Learn real world skills (gardening, mechanics, chopping wood, carpentry, ect)
No gods, no masters. All power to all people.
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Unfortunately for you, your modlog is public and shows you were actually banned for genocide denial
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“Genocide isn’t so bad if it’s to build Israeli settlements and not American resorts!”
Literally your only objection to the actions of the current administration is that it’s Republicans doing it
Genocide denial is what’s going on with you guys
"I know you are but what am I!’
Fucking literal 12 year old
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In your last fucking post. I know you BlueMaga shitlibs can’t remember anything more than a week ago but now you can’t even remember your own previous post.
Or do you just love how things have been going this past decade?
Shrilly screeching at leftists that they must shut the fuck up and vote for Democrats has literally been your strategy for a decade, if you don’t like how it’s been going, stop doing it
Your point of view is fucking disgusting.
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Hahahaha. Dude you’re unintentionally hilarious.
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Your modlog is public, dumbass. You got banned for being an asshole. This uwu smol bean act you types try to pull off is so pathetic, at least stand by your behavior. If you have it in you to be a dick then you have it in you to admit you were being a dick. If you’re going to be a genocide denying fascist then at least have the guts to not go crying elsewhere about how you actually just a super chill civil dude arguing for socialism.
I’m interested that you call out the use of one slur in one thread, for stated reasons, and then use the word “dick” in this thread… what’s all that about then?
Genuinely, am I missing something?
Good question. Dick does not have the structural or historic connotations that the other does, it is effectively removed from the gender binarh. Just like calling someone cracker is in no way similar to using the n-word.
edit: In the case you were just trying to point out hypocrisy: You should have pointed out my ableism in using words like “insane” as a derogatory. If you had done that then I would have responded along the lines of
“Hey thanks for pointing that out, I appreciate the callout. It seems to me like you are attaching some sort of moral judgement to being informed about your choice of words. This strikes me as odd, nobody expects perfection, we just expect each other to strive to do better. When someone points out a fault as you did here, then that is just a helping hand for me to better myself, just as it is when I pointed out your usage of a sexist slur.”Yeah, I thought that might be the gist for your reasoning. Thanks for the civil reply. Hope you didn’t mind me asking…
For the record I’m more towards the original poster’s view, the daily use of insults has transcended any deep rooted sexist connotations and we now live in a glorious linguistic free for all when it comes to insulting people.
No worries, I understand the confusion.
I think some words are, generally, free of previously regressive burdens, but I do not count the one you used as one of them. I struggle to think of any disparaging word about women that does not still carry an inherent core of sexism, but there is probably one out there. I do not need to find it.
Vote is good, go vote.
Dont vote for democrats or republicans though
Those yandex servers must be back up
Classic nazilib.world, “anything not liberal is a BOTTTT”
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Fascism shill? I didnt see them advocate voting for democrats anywhere.
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Being pro maga is when you accurately point out a promise of treats for Amerikans doesn’t outweigh genocide and imperialism.
Never beating the not seeing people outside of the west as human allegations.
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“Anyone who dissents is a subhuman foreigner”
And straight to dehumanising. Really leaning into not seeing non westerners as humans.
Looking forward to seeing you and your ilk getting what’s coming to you as your empire declines.
Your syntax is also incorrect, does this mean we get to disregard everything you say?
Forgot to add: “Everyone who disagrees with me is an unthinking machine” And Other Insane Conspiracies For The Right-Wing Mind
Genuine question: What part about accurately pointing out that the democrats are fascist makes me a republican?
Yes, we know you’re a paranoid McCarthyist who sees all dissent as part of an evil conspiracy.
The real solution is boycotting a “cuntry” that isn’t real.
Downvoted for the sexist slur
I’ll upvote you for explaining yourself. Please avoid going to the following countries though, Ireland, England, Scotland, Australia. But if you’re a supporter of a country that isn’t real then say so.
In those countries the word is not used as a slur, but as a familiar way of referring to one another, which is far from your usage. You pretty clearly did not intend to signify familiarity, but instead to denigrate by use of the word. There are many ways to be denigrating without being chauvinistic, being anti-zionist is not an excuse to do something bigoted.
Its like when liberals say shit like “Hahaha Trump is fat and gay with Putin!”
I’m sorry. The last line is kinda … really accurate. You are talking about Tent Peg Rump.
Edit: Also I’ve spent a fair amount of time in different countries so my language skills are cooked. I don’t really see words as strongly as you do and self censor myself to the most petty degree. It’s like saying 逃げるmakes you racist.
Talk me through the last line. Why is it bad that Trump and Putin are gay? Why do you think homophobia is awesome as long as it is directed towards someone you dont like? Why do you think body-shaming is good to do when it is against people you do not like?
Language is cooked
I speak five languages. Fuck off.
It’s like saying 逃げるmakes you racist.
“Saying a word in a foreign language that sounds kind of like a slur in another language is just the same as saying the actual slur.” Great argument buddy.
“Talk me through the last line. Why is it bad that Trump and Putin are gay? Why do you think homophobia is awesome as long as it is directed towards someone you dont like? Why do you think body-shaming is good to do when it is against people you do not like?”
I’d don’t intend to be mean, but do you live under a bridge? I mean the story of how he got ram-rodded by the helicopter pilots kid that he was abusing caused him to wear a diaper. With all the leaks, do you think that didn’t happen?
Also why did you imply homophobia? What because I’ve friends come out to me and told me they liked me and I just said I’m good and we can still be friends?
“I speak five languages. Fuck off.”
Okay so I speak eight and comprehend even more. I had to learn them for various reasons.
You’re phrasing is no different than using slurs, you’re getting upset and telling me to fuck off. How are you really any different?
I’d don’t intend to be mean, but do you live under a bridge? I mean the story of how he got ram-rodded by the helicopter pilots kid that he was abusing caused him to wear a diaper. With all the leaks, do you think that didn’t happen?
So that isn't actually an answer to my question or in any way related to anything Ive been arguing.
It is very typical of your types to be allergic to answering questions, but please do try to answer them. In general I would recommend you actually read what the person you are trying to interact with writes - It helps you to actually have a gainful discussion. Otherwise you end up arguing against ghosts.
To help you I’ve honed the questions in even more: Why do you think Trump being gay is a bad thing? Why do you think the sexuality of a person is an inherent negative quality worthy of mockery, as long as the person is someone you dislike?
You also have yet to address the body-shaming. Is this because you do understand why it is bad, and by admitting to that then your line of argument for the homophobia would be transparently disingenuous?
Why homophobia
Mocking someone for being gay is homophobic. Pretty straightforward.
Languages
Okay? Then you should understand how dumb your argument is, and you should understand speaking more than one is more than enough to understand your argument and see the flaws in it.
You’re getting upset
I think you are confusing “reading what the other wrote and responding to it” with some other thing? But since we can apparently determine the others emotional state from a brief text: You’re defensive, reactive and malding
How is telling someone to fuck off different from using slurs?
How is not using slurs different from using slurs? Pretty simple: I’m not using them. You should really try to read what it is I am writing.
Fascists are trying to suppress/dissuade/undermine the vote… all im sayin.
Really? I mostly see the fascists coming in to demand we vote for their genocider of choice.
You mean like how Democrats are actively sabotaging leftist candidates? Or how Democrats rig primaries? Or how they constantly run propaganda to dissuade anyone from even considering voting for a third party? Or how they gerrymander?
LOL
It’s the fucks who didn’t vote that got Trump elected.
That and election rigging.
lol, liberals have been reduced to political incels.
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And when challenged on their rancid beliefs, liberals’ only fallback is to act like a caricature of the evil communist bad guys that we all absorbed as children. “Shut up! Sit down! You don’t know what you’re talking about, support the Party if you know what’s good for you! You are like a child, and I am a smart adult who knows that assisting with a genocide is like eating vegetables!”
As with all fascist rhetoric, liberal portrayal of communism were all projection. When the rubber meets the road, all they can do is put on the 40k commissar cap and start threatening to execute traitors
They actually do know what the words mean and they are using them in a correct manner. Try to explain, using your own words, why you think it is incorrect, so we can see where you went wrong and help educate you.
A vote for Harris was basically a vote for Trump, since she was destined to lose.
Lol, just throwing everything at the wall now
Actually the way elections work is the people who vote for a candidate are the ones responsible for bringing that candidate into office. This, in theory, leads to political representatives seeking policy that is popular within a large part of their constituency so as to have as large a voter base as possible. If you fail to do so, then you are likely to lose the election (See: Kamala Harris).
