You have the peak masc username.

I think there’s a slight misunderstanding. And a good part of it is on me.

First and foremost: democrats sucks. They suck so hard it’s honestly mind boggling that the republicans manage to beat them to the punch.

My point is that in that instance of first past the post election they’re the slightly less worst choice on a lot of issues, including Palestine (and yeah that previous slightly is doing a lot pf legwork). This is why one should vote for them. This is also why they need to be shamed and harassed into better stances.

I know it’s a heart wrenching choice. I should have worded my previous comment differently in order to establish that non voters where on the very bottom rung of the blame ladder.

But the US is a reprensentative Republic with a fucked up version of first past the post winner takes all voting (which is already fucked up in its own right). There are absolutely no good choices in that election. Only slightly less bad ones and whatever one can get away with while still retaining a modicum of sleep.

There should be riots about the Democrats, riots about the republicans, riots about how fragile the entire American political system is, riots about the election system where your vote only matters in a few select states, and some more riots for an unending list of reasons.

I do care, even if I’m not a US citizen and live in one of the regions where I’m the most sheltered against American tomfoolery (western Europe).

I just think that voting democrats in this election was the least uneffective way to do harm reduction.

And fourth?

Life could be an all you can eat buffet, except every course is genocide.

I don’t understand why only one group of people can be blamed.

Trump voters, non voters, the democratic party, etc all have varying amounts of blood on their hands. Be it the blood of Gazaouites, queer folks, immigrants, or simply women.

I really don’t get that.

US is one of the world’s hegemons. They have disproportionate control overthe global energy markets, financial sector, and so much more.

Pretty much wherever you are you will be impacted by US politics.

And it sucks because the US is increasingly becoming a shit hole country.

The other may have some of their rights taken.

They may also be barred from exercising certain professions and be treated as all around second class citizens.

They may also be barred from life saving medications and procedures.

They will be subject to more violence up to and including murder and it may be swept under the rug.

At least be a bit more exhaustive. And they isn’t restricted to queer people. They’re also racized folks, muslim, jewish, or simply women.

And while I agree that there aren’t many situations which remotely might compare to the literal hell on earth that is Gaza, let’s not forget that a lot of other people are in sucky situations which will get worse as a result of that election.

I don’t see why it’s exclusive though.

First and foremost, Republican voters are to blame.

Voters who didn’t make the choice of voting for the milquetoast liberal instead of the overt fascist are to blame.

People who argued for the both sides are the same rhetoric ad nauseam are to blame. I wholeheartedly agree that both sides suck, but let’s not be delusional there’s obviously one that’s worst.

The Democratic party which propped up the most extreme fascists while courting anything supposedly both undecided and to their right instead of all the leftist voters are to blame.

Even if it’s conceptually easier to handle, in such a shitty situation there’s usually a lot of blame to go around.

To clarify I meant responsibility like when people act on their shitty beliefs (e.g. Jan6).

How is the population supposed to fight that?

I don’t know. It feels like such a losing battle.

Maybe it all boils down to the dumb luck of coming across the right viewpoints at the right moment? But we’re in a world where you fall so easily into echo chambers where you won’t see those viewpoints, get increasingly isolated, and your social relationships hinge more and more around these beliefs…

And that’s a scary thought.

I was lucky and grew past my Catholic conservative upbringing. But I might’ve not as well. I would’ve missed everything that makes my current life worth living…

In the meantime this is a situation that has been ongoing since the advent of mass media. It has evolved, became more individualized and targeted, but its core hasn’t really changed since at least the beginning of the 20th century. And still we haven’t found a satisfying response since then.

I’m not sure I entirely agree about the personal responsibility.

I mean, it feels right that people are responsible for the views they hold and the actions they take based on them.

Otoh it also feels like blaming the addict for their addiction or the cult member for being exploited.

I’m really conflicted and I don’t think I can reach a clear cut conclusion.

Oh fuck yes please!

Here ya go bud.

I understand wanting out of echo chambers but this has been everywhere for awhile.

Every accusation is projection.

A long rifle strapped to an e-bike is the kind of mental picture I needed in my day, thanks.

Why can’t leftists have some guns?

ilk means kind in this instance.

They should issue guidelines that Meta could follow if they chose to.

There should be no arrangement further than that.

What’s wrong with that?

You keep your hands clean and it still tastes the same.

Let me fuck my way to virginity.

lmao, racialized people sure do get shot when they drive away (even sometimes when they don’t).

The OP is in the middle, the reply is is at the bottom, and the OP’s reply to that response is at the top.