• FlyingCircus@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    I thought libs were all about supporting the lesser evil? Or is it only minorities that you demand be utterly pure?

    • Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world
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      9 days ago

      Nah, libs are more about calling out evil, greater and lesser both. And minorities aren’t inherently pure, they get called out too if they do heinous shit. It’s not so much about taking a side, more about trying to be a decent human being and encouraging others to do the same. It’s just that the American electoral system requires people to choose between a turd burger or a salad with a shit on the side.

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                9 days ago

                That term is tricky in the United States, because conservatives use it to mean anybody to the left of center while self-described “liberals” have a lot of smoke for the left but only make excuses for the right.

              • NonconfrontationaI@lemmy.mlBanned
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                9 days ago

                Liberals by definition are right wing lol, they put strong emphasis on capitalism and private property. You’re using the American definitions, which have been corrupted to absurdity.

        • Regrettable_incident@lemmy.world
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          9 days ago

          Where did I say that? I absolutely have a problem with it, this is why the American political system is so fucked. Shouldn’t have to choose between shit and shittier. The fuck happened to ‘the will of the people’?

          • FlyingCircus@lemmy.world
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            9 days ago

            I assumed that “It’s just that the American electoral system requires people to choose between a turd burger or a salad with a shit on the side” meant that you should choose one or the other, which to me means accepting the lesser evil.

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        9 days ago

        We can choose a salad (or burger) without shit… but not next week at this point. Gotta pick one - or let others pick one for you.

        Afterwards, please find your local precinct and be part of the discussion. “Both parties” have been captured by money/capital, but only because we let them. At least on the dem side, the rules we have allow us to outnumber the money, but only if we show up on November 4th.