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[–] buddascrayon@lemmy.world 24 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

They own all of the media. I guarantee that the propaganda machine has started up against her already.

[–] aesthelete@lemmy.world 7 points 4 hours ago

The propaganda machine includes this very article. It's already been going since her first primary run, and it will continue churning the propaganda against her out.

[–] quick_snail@feddit.nl 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

What shitty media do you read?

There's dozens of amazing independent news outlets in the US.

[–] athatet@lemmy.zip 3 points 5 hours ago

There are dozens of us. Dozens!

[–] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 0 points 7 hours ago (1 children)

You have more access than most people in the world to firearms. Glass bottles are cheap, and gasoline, while increasing in price, is relatively still inexpensive

[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 0 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (1 children)

You're just one plane ticket away! Surely that won't stop you from showing us how it's done.

good luck

[–] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 4 points 6 hours ago (2 children)

Oh, okay. You’re doing all you can, yeah? Not at all mistaking cowardice for helplessness? Nah. Couldn’t be. Weird how your whole country dined out for a couple centuries on the myth of being REALLY good at fighting tyranny against great odds. It’s almost like you made it your entire deal and used it as a cudgel against those who suggested you weren’t living up to your stated ideals. Huh.

[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 0 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

You could at least get your own country to stop using the US dollar, stop trading with the USA, stop buying weapons from the US at least, and stop training with the US military. That would help a LOT.

But, instead you'd rather enable the USA. Disgusting.

It's a plane ticket for either one of us, and since you're the smart one with all of the solutions, you should of course lead the way. Like you said, glass bottles and gasoline are cheap, and so are plane tickets, so hop on the plane and SAVE THE WORLD.

Or... just sit on your ass and tell other people what to do, while your own country enables the USA. You're doing all you can, right?

[–] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

No, keep going.

Keep getting defensive and illustrating exactly why they’re steamrolling you. Don’t stop. It’s already clear to me but I think it’s useful that other people see the mindset that’s keeping US liberals from stopping MAGA.

[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world -2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

Why are you obfuscating? It's just a plane ticket, glass, and gasoline, right? So YOU can stop MAGA

please save us from the MAGA

[–] 3abas@lemmy.world 3 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

What a stupid rebuttal...

In response to being accurately accused of not doing anything to overthrow the fascist ruling class in your own country, you ask people from other countries to come do it for you? And you think you're being smart?

[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 0 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

Of course you think it's stupid. They are telling ME to buy a plane ticket and overthrow MAGA with glass and gasoline. They can just as easily do the same.

"Do as I say, not as I do" applies here.

You don't want to be gunned down, but you're fine with me being murdered, I get it, no fucking shit.

Meanwhile, your own nation is shoveling money to the USA right now. If you sit at the table with Nazis, you're a Nazi, I've heard. Why is your country sitting at the table with Nazis?

Go ahead and tell me what to do... but then, I'll tell you what to do. Not fair, is it? If only I served you.

[–] WizardofFrobozz@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 minute ago

You’re doing an excellent job of illustrating why your country is where it is. What is it with Americans being fundamentally incapable of accepting criticism?

[–] go_go_gadget@lemmy.world 0 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Your country probably bought into that lie.

And by the way it was and is Boomers who pushed that. 🤷‍♂️ We're just along for the ride here.

[–] NotEasyBeingGreen@slrpnk.net 1 points 21 minutes ago

The capital class wants to divide the working class.

Creating generational divide is one way.

You have way more in common with your grandparents than with a billionaire.