• Prunebutt@slrpnk.net
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    12 hours ago

    Did you watch the video? The rock that keeps tigers away is like voting that makes organizing easier.

    Politicians react to organized mass movements, rather than elections. You got it backwards.

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      11 hours ago

      I did watch the video. I agree that mass movements are what is required for change. I don’t understand, what am I buying?

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        11 hours ago

        You’re “buying” that elections make organizing easier. Just like Homer is buying that a rock can keep tigers away.

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          11 hours ago

          How would having a more evil leader, one who hypothetically locks down freedom of speech and starts arresting people, make organizing easier?

          Seems like that would make it harder to do.

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            11 hours ago

            I don’t know how to explain to you that the issues we’re facing are systemic and don’t depend on the “right” individual being a leader.

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              10 hours ago

              How did we get here? I never said we needed to have a “right” specific individual being a leader.

              All I’m saying is that I believe that if I have a choice to organize a progressive movement under either 100% Hitler or 90% Hitler. I would choose 90% Hitler. I feel like I’m not alone in that.

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                  9 hours ago

                  Which specific issue is systemic?

                  I’m confused because you keep on jumping around to different points, you argue against positions that I don’t have, and you don’t directly answer any of my follow-up questions.

                  If I wasn’t sure that you honestly believe what you are saying, I would accuse you of intentionally muddying the water. This looks a lot like psyop stuff.

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                    9 hours ago

                    The issue the meme is decrying: that the political landscape and discourse is shifting to the right.

                    How often do I need to repeat that I don’t know how to explain it to you?