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AOC is right: Jill Stein’s campaign is not serious
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And you have most likely decided out of your own will to remain a member of a country supporting genocide. You likely continue to pay taxes, that then go on to support genocide.
Are we really doing the "yet you participate in society" meme?
I was doing a reductio ad absurdum. I'm not doing a meme.
It's the same bad logic as the meme, but isn't the same logic you're criticizing.
Yeah that's kinda how a reductio ad absurdum works.
Isn't that when one does use the logic they're criticizing, but in a silly way?
And many of us would leave if we had the means and ability to be accepted elsewhere.
And I am sure many would leave the DNC if they had the means and ability to be accepted elsewhere. Unfortunately our electoral systems are set up so that if you're not in one of the two parties, your chances of winning are nil in many cases.
Are you really compare the two things? People do not decide to be born in america and the average person doesn't have the luxury to go in another country. This person decided to be a member of a party supporting a genocide just like someone decides to become a trump supporter
Yes
Here's the thing though, Americans don't have the luxury of going to another party, because only two of them are viable. So if you want to make political change your choices are incredibly restricted.
There's plenty of parties and you can make your own too. Perhaps they don't pay or make you popular as much as red and blue but that's another story.
Unless it is a local election, you have no chance of winning unless you're in one of the two main parties. So candidates almost always choose to join one of the parties.
I guess these who are in for the seat in power and not to back their ideals do just that.
I disagree. While that's probably the case nine times out of ten, just because somebody is in a higher power seat doesn't mean they got there because they're greedy.
There needs to be change and protections at higher levels of government too.