Love all these calls for a revolution that none of those rallying for will ever participate in. Radical idea begin with small steps. It’s not that hard. Vote in primaries, vote against insane people in general elections. Eventually the flow of water reverses.
No one on this thread is ever gonna start a fucking revolution. Stop pretending like you are above everyone because your plan is some radical overtaking of the government. It’s a fantasy.
I do not recommend wiping your ass with a passport.
It is Israel that is cursing Israel…
If they weren’t SLAMmed then it’s not a real threat.
This entire response is well said and I think I understand your viewpoint.
Some folks, and I share this opinion, view our two party system as too well rooted and a permanent institution in America. For this reason, a “lesser evil” vote is required.
Personally, I’m nervous that casting a vote for an independent effectively allows more nefarious characters, those who are quite literally outwardly amoral and inspirational to other amoral characters (thus enhancing the influence of those who would actively seek to harm), to take power where voting for the other primary may have a better chance to disallow it.
Every primary I see the results, and an independent/third party has never come close to winning an election based on what I have seen.
What would you say, in your opinion, is a better alternative to voting for the “better” candidate in our current climate?
I’m replying to both you and tankie out of laziness, but these are interesting responses.
I’ve recently been reading about the rise of “neoliberalism” and (I may be wrong on this, as I’ve said it’s been recent learning) how the Clintons propelled its influence into what is now outwardly weakening Democratic positions in terms of their seemingly intentionally weak reactions to right-leaning practices as a means to stay in power as the “lesser evil.”
You both paint a picture towards this being at least partially true, but what gets me is that the alternative appears to be actual “just stick, no carrot” imperialism.
In your opinion, what would be the alternative to the fake altruism that leftists seem to stand behind? Some of these folks appear to push for socialist practices but I’m hearing now that my viewpoint may be skewed in favor of a naive outlook on global outreach programs.
I don’t deny the fact that the programs appear to be predatory in nature by those who run them: I’ve read your article and it definitely makes sense. I’m just looking outward now and seeing what the “other side” of things appears to be, which is quite literally just actual imperialism and fascism. Is there some middle ground I’m not seeing?
I’ve always heard that folks like Bernie and AOC are the alternatives to current neoliberals, but what I’m hearing is that some folks do not see that as being the case?
I was curious about this video after seeing this reply, as Ive always seen humanitarian aid as a good thing, regardless of motive. This appears to be a video mostly mentioning USAID. I looked for references to imperialism and hegemony but mostly found opinion pieces regarding USAID and other similar organizations and they appear to criticize that they don’t work (which is believable and probably true) but don’t offer much in the ways that foreign aid is actually imperialism.
I understand that diplomacy is a thing. I offer you something in hopes of getting something that will benefit me. But what do folks with your viewpoint mean (as best as you can speak for others knowing you are just an individual) when you imply that AOC and others with similar neoliberal ideals are pushing for imperialism?
Final Fantasy Tactics. One of my favorites, and actually older than Golden Sun.
I’d like to hear the response to this as well. What does this mean?
Upvoted for bravery, but I have never disagreed so wholly with someone on any topic more than this.
Take this down, man. You’re gonna wake up tomorrow and realize you don’t want to be this way, and wish you didn’t out this into the universe in the first place.
Protecting the community, local elections, volunteering, and organizing/participating in protests is a great example of how to change institutions. You can make your neighborhood better, change the lives in big ways of those you can reach, and hopefully that impact spreads further than your local circle.
People should be less focused on unrealistic and radical world shaping events (unless somehow the opportunity arises) and more on the small changes a single, ordinary human without connections or influence can make.
By growing a cause in number, “revolution” sparks. Not through talking shit on Lemmy.