todd_bonzalez

I honestly don't how anyone can look at the Biden/Harris presidency or the Harris/Walz campaign and conclude that it is equally right-wing as Reagan... At best it's just whiny anti-capitalist hyperbole, and at worst you're dumb as a rock and actually believe that.

If you live in a state that has even a slight chance to go red

You can only know that with accurate polling, and accurate polling doesn't exist. As long as we have a two party system, the electoral college, and no ranked-choice voting, voting for the "lesser evil" is the only sane choice. It sucks, but the choice really is binary. A third party vote is a discarded vote, but if you insist on discarding that vote, at least take the time to vote pragmatically down the rest of the ticket...

I think that if my representatives see a strong third-party showing for a left-wing ideology, it will make them think twice before they pivot to the center.

lol, and I cannot stress this enough, lmao.

Oh sorry, I forgot Lemmy doesn't understand rhetorical questions. I'm responding to both of you on this one, and don't expect an answer because my point is that this doesn't have anything to do with gangs.

Not that the rhetorical distinction matters, we're talking about Trump's statement which did not mention gangs. So yeah, what makes you think this is about gangs (both of you)?

Sure, when conservatives talk about patriotism, they're usually talking about nationalism.

But I'm not resigning the concept of patriotism to the fascists. They are apatriotic.

Voting for Kamala Harris is a patriotic act, not a nationalist one. Don't assist the fascists in co-opting patriotism.

No love for Deezer? It's a streaming service that doesn't shove algorithms down your throat...

Who said anything about gangs? If this comes to fruition, I'm prepared to shoot the Gestapo if they come for me, my family, my friends, or my neighbors.

If Trump is elected, every single one of us needs to arm ourselves if we aren't already, and we need to fight back like our futures depend on it - because they will. If it's a kill or be killed situation, I'm not planning on getting killed.

If you honestly think Trump's plan is about going after actual criminals, and not just targeting and slaughtering activists, PoC, and the queer community, you're not paying attention.

Republicans want us dead. If they try, kill them first.

Not if third-party voters have a say.

BuT dEmOcRaTs ArE tHe PaRtY oF GeNoCiDe!!!!1

I don't think you're understanding what The Great Filter is.

The Great Filter is the collective human behavior that will doom us to an unlivable world. This is stuff like anthropogenic climate change, overhunting/overfishing, and nuclear war. Stuff that keeps humanity from elevating itself beyond a Type-0 Civilization by destroying what we need to survive on our own planet.

What Trump is suggesting is genocide and state violence. This has jack shit to do with the survival of humanity, and everything to do with the survival of living breathing human beings that will be murdered by fascists.

This isn't some inevitable natural law of the universe. If anything, that suggestion is egregiously offensive and harmful. There are things we can do right now to prevent it. This is direct human malice that will only affect the poorest and most marginalized people, and while leaving the fascists and their allies unharmed.

Put down your sci-fi novels and pick up a history book before you make yourself complicit in what's happening.

Donald Trump: "I will literally do a Kristallnacht, and kill queer and ethnic minorities with impunity using a standing army. I want to use the police to extrajudicially slaughter undesirable citizens."

Media: "Donald Trump thinks the movie The Purge is real! 🤪 What a goofball! 🤣"

"dismiss any criticism of Joe Biden"

"Voting for anyone but Biden"

"We'll tokenize anyone from unrepresented groups who are in favor of Biden"

"We'll blame marginalized communities if Biden loses."

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lmao, what do Tankies and Fascists have in common? They still think Joe Biden is running for president. 😂

"The president can bypass Congress when it comes to funding a genocide."

Joe Biden has not bypassed Congress to support Israel. Congress keeps voting to help Israel, because, regrettably, Israel has bipartisan support. However, between the two ruling parties (of which one will win the election in November), one is far more interested in ending this conflict peacefully.

"...but not when it comes to codifying Roe v. Wade."

This can only be done through Congress. An EO will be toothless and get struck down instantly. With a Republican majority in the House, Congress will not pass this right now.

"Project 2025 has been in motion since the 70's and 80's."

First of all, no it hasn't. Second of all, if you're gonna choose when something started, pick only one starting point, because something cannot start in two different decades simultaneously. Easy to misspeak when you're just making shit up as you go I guess...

"Already experience Fascism under Biden."

Good thing he's not going to be president next year no matter what. I also am curious what exactly you think "Fascism" means in this context...

"Gaslight ourselves into thinking life under Biden is better."

Good news: He's stepping down in January no matter what. So you can stop talking about him...

"Despite the fact that we're all struggling to feed our families and pay our bills."

And this is Biden's / Democrats' fault how? They're trying to forgive hundreds of billions in student loans that are financially holding back several generations of Americans, and what party is preventing it?

"Liberals won't watch gore videos from Palestine."

Yeah, no shit. Why is that where you draw the line? I don't need to traumatize myself to support Palestine.

(Some whiny shit about social media that doesn't acknowledge that it is corporate controlled speech)

Log the fuck off and touch grass. Nobody cares about your Instagram experiences.

"Liberals are destroying the world with their private planes."

Rich people aren't voting (D)...

"Liberals will criticize terror attacks targeting civilians"

Yeah, and it's worrisome that you don't.

Narrated by a rich white blonde girl in a $2,000+ fur coat.

Of fucking course it is...

...who is speaking on behalf of underrepresented/marginalized people

Of fucking course she is...

Tankietube

Tankies are no different from Fascists. Their entire worldview is built on lies they wish were true, and they both want another Trump term...

You misunderstand. They hate immigrants and queers so much that they think that all of their problems will disappear if they elect the guy promising to purge society of undesirables.

Same story for every rise of Fascism ever witnessed.