• @UltraGiGaGigantic@lemm.ee
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    Both parties are capitalist and support First Past the Post voting in the states they control.

    Of course there are differences, don’t you want more differences?

    Think the Republicans getting control in government is a existential threat? Then you should be open to using every and any tool available to fight this from becoming reality. That means taking a big gulp, and considering that perhaps the democrats don’t have what it takes to take on the Republicans.

    So democrats need backup! They need help out there on that debate stage to fight Trump. We need to bring in outside perspectives with fresh ideas in the form of more viable political parties in the voting booth.

    This means we must do away with First Past The Post voting in each and every state in democratic control. Republican ones as well, but at the very least they have an excuse as to why they use a mathematically flawed voting system that doesn’t represent everyone. What is the excuse blue states?

    Time to set aside your pride democrats. Perhaps you really aren’t the future in the USA. You do want a future in the United States of America right? Would you be willing to risk your beloved democratic party not being relevant any longer to save this nation? I’d say, thats going to happen either way. Either the Republicans win it all, or we find a way around this massive blue roadblock of a political party.

    So you may as well do the right thing, and implement Ranked Choice voting in your state before the door hits you on the ass on your way out.

    Political parties are not the USA, the people are. We can set ourselves free with state level electoral reform. Now.

  • @Prunebutt@slrpnk.net
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    265 months ago

    Every US president I remember was a (war) criminal. But it’s not about the individuals, but rather the systemic changes enacted.

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      obama bombed the fuck out of syria and no one batted an eye. all technically legal.

      biden is signing some hefty sums (and bombs) to israel, pretty sure thats legal too.

      so, like, yeah maybe. republicans are probably doing more corruption at home too to upset your legal system.

      • @Lumisal@lemmy.world
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        Imagine how much of a criminal you have to be to end up arrested in a system where you have the advantage as a political criminal tho.

        That’s how messed up the Republicans are

    • @TexasDrunk@lemmy.world
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      It’s funny, the guy below you at the time of my reply is basically saying that without the /s.

      By the way, nice to see you again!

  • @Agent641@lemmy.world
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    The meaning is clear. Dems only have 3 short years in which to rack up a fuckload of crimes, if they want to beat the GOP.

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    Since left wingers tend to be obnoxious assholes to anyone who doesn’t mindlessly parrot whatever rhetoric they think u should already know, I just assume they’re as bad as anyone else be cause I tend to prefer people who actually treat me with respect.

    Edit: I called it and look who comes out of the woodworks to call me names and rude sarcasm.

    A human being would have said “I’m sorry that you’ve dealt with the worst of us but it’s not all of us, or at least not me”. Instead I got a bunch of shit flinging monkeys.

    • @Makeshift@sh.itjust.works
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      I’m sorry that you’ve dealt with the worst of us but it’s not all of us, or at least not me.

      Now for the love of any chance we have remaining to fix this country please vote Biden. We do not have the luxury of stopping Trump by splitting our vote when his minions are all voting together.

    • @beebarfbadger@lemmy.world
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      You want to be treated with respect? What snowflakey whining is this? Need a safe space, liberal crybaby? Fuck your feelings! Real conservatives grab others by the genitals when- and wherever they feel like it (when you’re rich, they let you do it). A cage is good enough when you rip apart families seeking asylum! Get outta here with your communist tree-hugging fascist rules and regulations on how I am to behave.

      Sorry, I was possessed by the spirit of the right wing’s leader slash all of his propaganda mouthpieces there for a minute. What I parroted there wasn’t very respectful. Nobody should ever say that to anybody else.

    • @Th3D3k0y@lemmy.world
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      You mean the entire other wing that calls people “snowflakes” when someone asks them to please not be complete self-centered asshats? Those people that treat you with respect when you don’t parrot their rhetoric instead?

      • @Taohumor@lemmy.world
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        I never said anything about conservatives debating well. I just said just about every liberal I’ve known was like you, an asshole.

  • @ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works
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    Outcomes, mostly, regarding fascism.

    The consistent argument has been despite the siimilar trajectory the rate is different.

    I guess this comparison sort of demonstrates whether it’ll be a legal or illegal implementation.

  • @johny@feddit.org
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    They are not the same, the republicans are the psychopath shooting up a classroom of kids, and the democrats are the Uvalde cops tasing those that try to stop it.

    • Queue
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      35 months ago

      God that’s so perfect I want to nab that and blast it on a megaphone.

  • @pastabatman@lemmy.world
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    I have no idea if these numbers are correct. For me I don’t need any history though. One party is standing behind a guy who has been charged with 91 felony counts in four different jurisdictions and convicted of 34 and counting, and that’s just for stuff he did while in office or as a candidate. He attempted a coup. He fomented a terrorist attack on the Capitol. Still, the Republicans are like, “Yep, that’s our guy!” all while the Democrats tear themselves apart over Biden being old and doing old person things. Yeah it would be nice to have a better option for president, but this is not a difficult decision.

    Please vote, friends!

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    Which party do I vote for that stops spending money on weapons or war?

    Or, at the very fucking least, spent less money on weapons or war than the year before?

    EDIT: I notice all the downvoters don’t actually respond to a point in which both parties are the same that literally drives a lot of the domestic issues we have.

    Stop defending murdering people in other countries. It’s also pretty racist as most of those people are not white.

    • @index@sh.itjust.works
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      Which party do I vote for that stops spending money on weapons or war?

      Probably one of the third parties running who they are encouraging you not to “waste” your vote on

    • @ZombiFrancis@sh.itjust.works
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      More importantly than president: Down ballot. Start with your local representative and non federal positions. Local elections usually have less party lines and you may find political alignment there.

      The Presidency is mostly a sock puppet for the military industrial complex. We aren’t catching lightning in a bottle there.

      • @Count042@lemmy.ml
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        The Presidency is mostly a sock puppet for the military industrial complex. We aren’t catching lightning in a bottle there.

        So, just to be clear, in matters involving the military industrial complex, both parties are the same?

        Like the original post is asking to be reminded about in a snarky fashion obviously trying to imply that there is no way they’re the same?

          • @Count042@lemmy.ml
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            What does bipartisan mean again?

            I apparently have to absolutely clear here:

            The OP meme is mocking people claiming that the two parties are the same, because in one field (The number of convictions) they aren’t.

            The OP meme mockingly asks people to tell it again how the parties are the same.

            I’m LITERALLY doing that. And your response is “Yep, they are the same on that issue.”

    • The Assman
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      155 months ago

      They’re coming directly from a well meaning individual’s asshole

    • Liz
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      It’s only federal numbers and I think they might be a few years out of date but I’m too lazy to check.

      • Tar_Alcaran
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        If this were up to date, it would absolutely list a criminal president