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A lot of what needs to be done is making sure that the Harris win is large enough that you can't easily claim that a handful of ballots should be tossed and change the outcome. That means:

  • Check your voter registration — part of the Republican strategy has long been invalidating registrations so people can't vote
  • Volunteer — nothing in the world quite like talking to people.
  • Donate — money is used for everything from ads to voter turnout operations
  • Organize; be prepared to turn out with others in your community to actively object to any effort to ignore your votes
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[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 30 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Send them to Saudi Arabia since they seem to love their rule of law.

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 26 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I may not want their coup, but they have the same rights as any other citizen, including a speedy and public trial, and not being subject to cruel and unusual punishments.

[–] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

The right to a speedy trial is an absolute joke in this country. But in this case I'd like them to actually get it because it means they'll be in prison faster.

[–] Ultraviolet@lemmy.world 15 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Speedy is relative. It's in response to monarchies which would, if they didn't like you but didn't have a case against you, lock you up "pending trial" for the rest of your life. The point was just to prevent that.

[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Good thing that, uh, doesn't happen anyway. At Guantanamo Bay for instance.

[–] pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online 9 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Is it cruel and unusual to exile them to a country that already has the system of government they're trying to implement?

[–] silence7@slrpnk.net 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Definitely unusual. Prison is good enough.

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Tolerance goes both ways

Edit: for those downvoting. I'm saying fuck being nice to seditionist terrorists

[–] Angry_Autist@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Not really, check out the Intolerance Paradox. It is damaging to society to tolerate the intolerant.

So, tolerance should really only go one way: Towards the disadvantaged and needy.

All the billionaire fuccbois ruining our government deserve zero tolerance for their immoral and illegal ways.

[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

That's exactly the nature of my comment. OP is saying we should be fair and I say fuck being tolerant to them since they would not hesitate to deny us the same right