(this is a sarcastic post meant to highlight the absurdity of some of the “greater good” rhetoric we’ve been hearing, especially around leaving vulnerable populations like disabled people behind in case of revolution, basically accelerationism)

  • UsernameHere@lemy.lol
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    Obvious bad faith argument. Voters and gerrymandering from the GOP moved the country further right.

    The country will move left when leftists start winning elections.

    Which is much less likely now that Trump is in office.

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      My bad I must have forgotten the part where Democrats, the “leftist” party of unions and ending slavery, wasn’t allowed to ever gain power in my lifetime, and that’s why they have done absolutely nothing to protect unions and push leftist policy.

      OH WAIT A DEMOCRAT GETS ELECTED EVERY 4 YEARS AND THEN FUCKING MEETS FASCISTS IN THE MIDDLE, MOVING US FURTHER TO THE RIGHT.

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        No one is “allowed” to take power. There is a constant struggle for it. Leftists have been losing that struggle because they don’t get enough votes.

        Dems move right because it is a politician’s job to cater to their constituents regardless of their ideology. If there are fewer leftist constituents then the politicians move right.

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          Ahh yes, that’s why Republicans do such a good job representing the normies and leftists in their constituents, because they represent all of their constituents, right?

          Your brain is mush if you seriously believe it’s perfectly OK for Dems to move right and repugs to also move right…

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            “If conservatives become convinced that they can not win democratically, they will not abandon conservatism. The will reject democracy.”

            As republicans have become less popular over the years, they have resorted to more gerrymandering, voter suppression and psyop campaigns to win without catering to constituents. Like the one you are contributing to right now.

            Your brain is mush if you seriously believe it’s perfectly OK for Dems to move right and repugs to also move right…

            It is what the voters voted for. You sound like a dictator who demands it your way instead of what the people want.

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          umm akshually there’s nothing they can do even tho they had the presidency and a congressional majority because…

          Just shut up man

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            Another bad faith argument.

            You know that “majority” consisted of Sinema and Manchin and in addition to that, most big changes require a super majority.

            But you’re just trying to cause infighting.

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              akshually we should never expect a political party to force their memebers to vote together, unless it’s republican solidarity and we should expect that

              Yeah you should shut up man