So many ‘both sides are the same’ memes by Blue MAGA trying to voter shame like they do ever election year. We don’t live in a democracy, we haven’t in awhile. Another example of the plutocracy surfaced today…

  • pearsaltchocolatebar@discuss.online
    234·
    6 months ago

    And? The other side is literally trying to overthrow our government.

    That’s like saying a skinned knee and a compound fracture are the same because they both have blood.

    • Prunebutt@slrpnk.net
      47·
      6 months ago

      The other side is literally trying to overthrow our government.

      Your government isn’t worth much. Especially with even more Cops.

        • mozz@mbin.grits.dev
          52·
          6 months ago

          I have noticed a lot of lemmy.ml accounts absolutely love autocratic regimes regardless of what high or low level of economic socialism is involved in them, so I think maybe yes you broke the code.

          Why they think that, I for real have not the slightest idea. There’s definitely a very particular type of thinking there that honestly is just baffling to me.

            • mozz@mbin.grits.dev
              53·
              6 months ago

              I have noticed that a lot of slrpnk accounts take a somewhat simplistic view of US politics – they seem like they want to be left alone to do their thing, which is 100% to the good, but then they don’t seem to want to engage with any sort of politics that might enable them to continue to be left alone to do their thing.

              Like yes I’m very happy that you want to organize in your community and do good things, it sounds probably better and more healthy than me posting on Lemmy about establishment politics. But the police state or the global war aren’t going to go away if you just pretend they don’t exist or don’t engage with them. Not electing Trump is absolutely critical to you being able to continue to exist in the US and advocate for the type of more-systemic change that it sounds like you’re in favor of.

              (Of course slrpnk is a lot less homogeneous than lemmy.ml so that may or may not apply to any given user; it’s just sort of my reaction to the general vibe of “I like grassroots and non-electoral organizing for real change” coupled with “it’s of no concern to me if Trump gets elected.” And I do think they’re on the balance way more sensible than the lemmy.ml hivemind, FWIW.)

              Sounds better? 🙂