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[–] procapra@lemmy.ml 61 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

All the bureaucracy is suddenly smooth sailing when they want to bomb the fuck out of kids in the middle east, but all these weird rules and regulations are in the way of anything remotely challenging their interests.

Weird how democracy works that way. Almost like that's the point!

[–] pineapple@lemmy.ml 29 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

So true lol. "Think about the long term consequences of raising wages by 1%!!!!"

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[–] NathanRanch@lemmy.zip 55 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (10 children)

This is just straw, you didn't even bait it

My god it's even from Twitter

[–] Salamence@mander.xyz 33 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

you didn’t even bait it

Idk, looking at the votes and comments i think i bait it pretty good

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[–] ClathrateG@hexbear.net 30 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

How is it a strawman? Liberals will and do vote for a party operating the foreign child crusher, if that party has more decorum and civility that the other party that would operate the foreign child crusher

[–] space_comrade@hexbear.net 29 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Here's the non strawman version of the top panel:

"I will operate the foreign child crusher in a way which will perhaps lead to less foreign children being crushed. What's that? Dismantle the child crusher? This is not politically feasible you should be more reasonable."

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[–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 49 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

The bottom one is likely to destroy the child crushing machine by being inept. The top will keep it maintained for decades to come.

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[–] dismay3915@lemmy.world 39 points 3 weeks ago (41 children)

I see some libs are angry with this. Lmao (Republicans can also go fuck themselves)

[–] culprit@lemmy.ml 35 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Republicans are libs too, in that they too support the continuation of the child crusher that is capitalist hegemony. Leftism begins with anti-capitalism. The US has two pro-capitalist parties with different branding, much like Pepsi and Coke.

[–] EmmiLime@lemmy.ml 30 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

The US has two pro-capitalist parties with different branding, much like Pepsi and Coke.

Sorry, but to have them understand better it's better to have them understand in burger talk

So imagine Mcdonalds and Burger King....

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[–] Voidish@lemmy.ml 30 points 3 weeks ago

After reading remarks from libs on Lemmy, I want to point out two things:

  1. No significant number of leftists would vote for a real estate mogul turned fascist gameshow host. If you believe otherwise, it's likely because it makes thinking about the US political situation easier by giving you another illiberal fall guy.

  2. Voting in the US is a pastiche of democratic participation, made to look like we've been handed all we need to make the democracy machine go brrr. We revere it so much because it's the best we've ever had, but other braver and more imaginative people have tried more direct, less capitalistic methods of democracy, usually before being crushed, libelled, bombed or couped by the US and its allies. If Americans ever find the backbone to collectively fight and make sacrifices for something better, future generations might have a chance of not growing up in the most grotesque, inhuman future imaginable. Libs can help with this, but you're the only ones who can decide whether you put your efforts toward capitalism or democracy. They're like oil and water.

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