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• Credibly_Human@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

  know the kind of people you’re actually talking about. There is still value in electing the lesser evil, and pushing to get better and more progressive Dems in office (that are usually better at pushing back against fascism anyways)

  This is exactly my point. The democrats have huge AIPAC backing and support some awful things, but they are fucking saints compared to the only other options in this political system.

  They are the only potential vehicles for long term change and stability exactly the way you described.

  Progressive candidates have to be winning primaries despite swimming upstream, and democrats have to continue winning federally despite the bad taste (chemo) they put in your mouth.

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• Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Lesser evil politics gets you fascism.

  The timeline for when you feel a fascist nation’s boot comes down to what your skin color is and where you’re from.

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  • astropenguin5@lemmy.world ⁨11⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Lesser evil politics without pushing for better candidates and also doing community building gets you fascism. Just voting for the lesser evil and calling it a day is technically better than voting for the fascist, but not a whole lot as it lets the status quo slip.

    Also, what the fuck else are you supposed to do? Be accelerationist and vote for the fascism? Just refuse to participate and and let whatever happens happen? Both of those sound like ways to also get fascism.

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  • Bytemeister@lemmy.world ⁨14⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    The irony of saying this when we literally have a fascist dictator trashing the Whitehouse because we checks notes didn’t vote for the “lesser evil” last year.

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    • Resonosity@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      This goes back years, not just 2024.

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      • Bytemeister@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        You’re goddamn right.

        2016, we got a dictator because people wouldn’t vote for checks notes a “lesser evil”.

        2004, we got a warmongering fascist with daddy issues because we wouldn’t vote for checks notes a lesser evil.

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