▲ 1003 ▼ This will definitely get me on a watchlist (programming.dev) submitted 2 years ago by spread@programming.dev to c/collapse@lemmy.ml 149 comments fedilink hide all child comments How do y'all cope with this
[–] DessertStorms@kbin.social 8 points 2 years ago* (1 child) the systems we’ve put in place FOR THE PEOPLE lol, no (or to be more accurate - which people?) https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/08/22/american-democracy-was-never-designed-to-be-democratic https://libcom.org/article/capitalist-democracy-illusion-choice permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] trailing9@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes. Why else would you let women vote? /s permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DessertStorms@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) https://kbin.social/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/35/4d/354d0a2c404970aa339d967747e3beddaa69c0cd67753c5669e4b83975f46ac3.jpg You probably think this doesn't apply to you, but conveniently enough it both address your poor "joke", and your reply bellow about voting - none of your rights were "given" to you either, and "letting" you vote, as someone has already pointed out to you (and as is broken down in the links I shared that you clearly didn't bother reading), a distraction and an illusion of choice to make sure the current power structure (which you are at the very bottom of), remains. Maybe instead of being a wilfully ignorant smart ass, try actually educating yourself some? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] trailing9@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago I agree with you about the lock-in, that's the joke. The /s was there to indicate that I don't support women voting just because it is powerless. How else do you interpret it? I disagree that voters are powerless. Being focused on resolving gerrymandering and such isn't helpful. Even with gerrymandering, voters can change things. But they cannot do that as dispersed voters. More in the other comment. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] trailing9@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yes. Why else would you let women vote? /s permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] DessertStorms@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) https://kbin.social/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/35/4d/354d0a2c404970aa339d967747e3beddaa69c0cd67753c5669e4b83975f46ac3.jpg You probably think this doesn't apply to you, but conveniently enough it both address your poor "joke", and your reply bellow about voting - none of your rights were "given" to you either, and "letting" you vote, as someone has already pointed out to you (and as is broken down in the links I shared that you clearly didn't bother reading), a distraction and an illusion of choice to make sure the current power structure (which you are at the very bottom of), remains. Maybe instead of being a wilfully ignorant smart ass, try actually educating yourself some? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] trailing9@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago I agree with you about the lock-in, that's the joke. The /s was there to indicate that I don't support women voting just because it is powerless. How else do you interpret it? I disagree that voters are powerless. Being focused on resolving gerrymandering and such isn't helpful. Even with gerrymandering, voters can change things. But they cannot do that as dispersed voters. More in the other comment. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DessertStorms@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago (1 child) https://kbin.social/media/cache/resolve/entry_thumb/35/4d/354d0a2c404970aa339d967747e3beddaa69c0cd67753c5669e4b83975f46ac3.jpg You probably think this doesn't apply to you, but conveniently enough it both address your poor "joke", and your reply bellow about voting - none of your rights were "given" to you either, and "letting" you vote, as someone has already pointed out to you (and as is broken down in the links I shared that you clearly didn't bother reading), a distraction and an illusion of choice to make sure the current power structure (which you are at the very bottom of), remains. Maybe instead of being a wilfully ignorant smart ass, try actually educating yourself some? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] trailing9@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago I agree with you about the lock-in, that's the joke. The /s was there to indicate that I don't support women voting just because it is powerless. How else do you interpret it? I disagree that voters are powerless. Being focused on resolving gerrymandering and such isn't helpful. Even with gerrymandering, voters can change things. But they cannot do that as dispersed voters. More in the other comment. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] trailing9@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 years ago I agree with you about the lock-in, that's the joke. The /s was there to indicate that I don't support women voting just because it is powerless. How else do you interpret it? I disagree that voters are powerless. Being focused on resolving gerrymandering and such isn't helpful. Even with gerrymandering, voters can change things. But they cannot do that as dispersed voters. More in the other comment. permalink fedilink source parent
