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[+] ajmaxwell@lemmy.world -19 points 2 years ago (6 children) It was Fascism vs. Fascism Lite permalink fedilink source hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] RageAgainstTheRich@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago (2 children) Democrats aren't great. At all. But to call them fascists is just ridiculous. They're just liberal capitalists. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago Yeah, you have to scratch them first in the larval form. permalink fedilink source parent [+] dank@lemmy.today 0 points 2 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (2 children) Shit like this is why Trump won. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ajmaxwell@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (2 children) I voted. But something like 16 million fewer Americans voted this year compared to 2020. That's an insanely large number of people who simply didn't vote. Thats why Trump won. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Kernal64@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I just checked the current vote counts because everyone is repeating election night totals, which hadn't yet accounted for a lot of votes that were still being tallied. The current difference between 2020 and 2024 is about 5.7 million votes. And they're still not done counting in a few states. Trump won because the majority decided fascism is pretty cool, actually. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ajmaxwell@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Thanks for updated numbers permalink fedilink source parent [–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Those people didn't vote because people like you convinced them there was no difference and therefore no point in voting. permalink fedilink source parent [+] SparrowHawk@feddit.it -11 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's the truth, plain and simple. Your refusal to see it is part of the problem permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hohoho@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Democrats are Republicans Lite. MAGA are fascists. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] knightly@pawb.social 5 points 2 years ago And Democrats tried to appeal to MAGA instead of their own voting base. permalink fedilink source parent [–] cm0002@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's asshats like you that put us here, congrats! BluE MaGa amiright? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ajmaxwell@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Don't get mad at me. It's not my fault the Democratic Party ignored a good portion of the country to pick up a handful of disaffected conservatives instead of courting any sort of progressive base. Which rightly blew up in their faces and helped make Harris deeply unpopular candidate to many. Fucking Dick Cheney endorsed Harris. That easily pushed more left leaning people away from Harris. Dick Cheney, the guy who pushed the US to invade Iraq to get those pesky WMD's... And we're still dealing with the fallout of that decision. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NewDark@lemmings.world 7 points 2 years ago I'm still irritated at "most lethal military" she said repeatedly. permalink fedilink source parent [–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) May as well not vote, right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ajmaxwell@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I voted, but millions of Americans did not. That's why Trump won. That, and the Democrats ignoring their base in favor of picking up a handful of disaffected conservatives. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 years ago I wonder if the constant "both sides" bullshit has something to do with why millions of Americans didn't vote permalink fedilink source parent [–] minnow@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago You obviously don't understand what fascism is. I recommend Umberto Eco's essay "Ur-Fascism"as a good primer. Maybe read that before you make anymore ignorant comments like this one. permalink fedilink source parent [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) So why would you not vote fascism lite? If you have two viable choices, and one is a worse version of the other, what possible benefit do you get for not increasing the odds of the less bad one? Fascism lite is taking the foot off the accelerator on fascism, which gives more opportunities to correct course. Fascism full flavor is flooring the pedal, and only makes it harder to do that. Voting for neither does not reduce the chances of one of the two winning. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 2 years ago* (1 child) The reason usa has fascism is because the only alternative is fascism lite. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) And the reason those are our alternatives is that leftists are stingy with their vote. It's called "incremental change" and it means you don't turn your nose up at every imperfect candidate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dank@lemmy.today 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's just a wiiitle genocide!!! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago So now you get a triple scoop of genocide, how is that better? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] RageAgainstTheRich@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago (2 children) Democrats aren't great. At all. But to call them fascists is just ridiculous. They're just liberal capitalists. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago Yeah, you have to scratch them first in the larval form. permalink fedilink source parent [+] dank@lemmy.today 0 points 2 years ago [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 4 points 2 years ago Yeah, you have to scratch them first in the larval form. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (2 children) Shit like this is why Trump won. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] ajmaxwell@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (2 children) I voted. But something like 16 million fewer Americans voted this year compared to 2020. That's an insanely large number of people who simply didn't vote. Thats why Trump won. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Kernal64@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I just checked the current vote counts because everyone is repeating election night totals, which hadn't yet accounted for a lot of votes that were still being tallied. The current difference between 2020 and 2024 is about 5.7 million votes. And they're still not done counting in a few states. Trump won because the majority decided fascism is pretty cool, actually. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ajmaxwell@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Thanks for updated numbers permalink fedilink source parent [–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Those people didn't vote because people like you convinced them there was no difference and therefore no point in voting. permalink fedilink source parent [+] SparrowHawk@feddit.it -11 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's the truth, plain and simple. Your refusal to see it is part of the problem permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hohoho@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Democrats are Republicans Lite. MAGA are fascists. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] knightly@pawb.social 5 points 2 years ago And Democrats tried to appeal to MAGA instead of their own voting base. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ajmaxwell@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago (2 children) I voted. But something like 16 million fewer Americans voted this year compared to 2020. That's an insanely large number of people who simply didn't vote. Thats why Trump won. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Kernal64@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I just checked the current vote counts because everyone is repeating election night totals, which hadn't yet accounted for a lot of votes that were still being tallied. The current difference between 2020 and 2024 is about 5.7 million votes. And they're still not done counting in a few states. Trump won because the majority decided fascism is pretty cool, actually. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ajmaxwell@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Thanks for updated numbers permalink fedilink source parent [–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Those people didn't vote because people like you convinced them there was no difference and therefore no point in voting. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kernal64@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I just checked the current vote counts because everyone is repeating election night totals, which hadn't yet accounted for a lot of votes that were still being tallied. The current difference between 2020 and 2024 is about 5.7 million votes. And they're still not done counting in a few states. Trump won because the majority decided fascism is pretty cool, actually. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ajmaxwell@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Thanks for updated numbers permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ajmaxwell@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Thanks for updated numbers permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago Those people didn't vote because people like you convinced them there was no difference and therefore no point in voting. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] SparrowHawk@feddit.it -11 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's the truth, plain and simple. Your refusal to see it is part of the problem permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] hohoho@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Democrats are Republicans Lite. MAGA are fascists. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] knightly@pawb.social 5 points 2 years ago And Democrats tried to appeal to MAGA instead of their own voting base. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hohoho@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (1 child) Democrats are Republicans Lite. MAGA are fascists. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] knightly@pawb.social 5 points 2 years ago And Democrats tried to appeal to MAGA instead of their own voting base. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] knightly@pawb.social 5 points 2 years ago And Democrats tried to appeal to MAGA instead of their own voting base. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] cm0002@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's asshats like you that put us here, congrats! BluE MaGa amiright? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ajmaxwell@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Don't get mad at me. It's not my fault the Democratic Party ignored a good portion of the country to pick up a handful of disaffected conservatives instead of courting any sort of progressive base. Which rightly blew up in their faces and helped make Harris deeply unpopular candidate to many. Fucking Dick Cheney endorsed Harris. That easily pushed more left leaning people away from Harris. Dick Cheney, the guy who pushed the US to invade Iraq to get those pesky WMD's... And we're still dealing with the fallout of that decision. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NewDark@lemmings.world 7 points 2 years ago I'm still irritated at "most lethal military" she said repeatedly. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ajmaxwell@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago* (1 child) Don't get mad at me. It's not my fault the Democratic Party ignored a good portion of the country to pick up a handful of disaffected conservatives instead of courting any sort of progressive base. Which rightly blew up in their faces and helped make Harris deeply unpopular candidate to many. Fucking Dick Cheney endorsed Harris. That easily pushed more left leaning people away from Harris. Dick Cheney, the guy who pushed the US to invade Iraq to get those pesky WMD's... And we're still dealing with the fallout of that decision. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] NewDark@lemmings.world 7 points 2 years ago I'm still irritated at "most lethal military" she said repeatedly. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] NewDark@lemmings.world 7 points 2 years ago I'm still irritated at "most lethal military" she said repeatedly. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) May as well not vote, right? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ajmaxwell@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I voted, but millions of Americans did not. That's why Trump won. That, and the Democrats ignoring their base in favor of picking up a handful of disaffected conservatives. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 years ago I wonder if the constant "both sides" bullshit has something to do with why millions of Americans didn't vote permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ajmaxwell@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) I voted, but millions of Americans did not. That's why Trump won. That, and the Democrats ignoring their base in favor of picking up a handful of disaffected conservatives. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 years ago I wonder if the constant "both sides" bullshit has something to do with why millions of Americans didn't vote permalink fedilink source parent
[–] starman2112@sh.itjust.works -1 points 2 years ago I wonder if the constant "both sides" bullshit has something to do with why millions of Americans didn't vote permalink fedilink source parent
[–] minnow@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago You obviously don't understand what fascism is. I recommend Umberto Eco's essay "Ur-Fascism"as a good primer. Maybe read that before you make anymore ignorant comments like this one. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 years ago* (1 child) So why would you not vote fascism lite? If you have two viable choices, and one is a worse version of the other, what possible benefit do you get for not increasing the odds of the less bad one? Fascism lite is taking the foot off the accelerator on fascism, which gives more opportunities to correct course. Fascism full flavor is flooring the pedal, and only makes it harder to do that. Voting for neither does not reduce the chances of one of the two winning. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 2 years ago* (1 child) The reason usa has fascism is because the only alternative is fascism lite. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) And the reason those are our alternatives is that leftists are stingy with their vote. It's called "incremental change" and it means you don't turn your nose up at every imperfect candidate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dank@lemmy.today 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's just a wiiitle genocide!!! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago So now you get a triple scoop of genocide, how is that better? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com -1 points 2 years ago* (1 child) The reason usa has fascism is because the only alternative is fascism lite. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) And the reason those are our alternatives is that leftists are stingy with their vote. It's called "incremental change" and it means you don't turn your nose up at every imperfect candidate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dank@lemmy.today 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's just a wiiitle genocide!!! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago So now you get a triple scoop of genocide, how is that better? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) And the reason those are our alternatives is that leftists are stingy with their vote. It's called "incremental change" and it means you don't turn your nose up at every imperfect candidate. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dank@lemmy.today 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's just a wiiitle genocide!!! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago So now you get a triple scoop of genocide, how is that better? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dank@lemmy.today 0 points 2 years ago (1 child) It's just a wiiitle genocide!!! permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago So now you get a triple scoop of genocide, how is that better? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago So now you get a triple scoop of genocide, how is that better? permalink fedilink source parent
