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Do You Understand How Dangerous This Moment Is — How Far We've Drifted? (www.commondreams.org)

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Once the government claims the right to strip anyone of due process, rights cease to be rights and become privileges, granted or revoked at the whim of those in power. That is not a constitutional democracy. That is the scaffolding of fascism.

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[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Completely agree. There are plenty of points where you can effect change but when that final election comes you vote for the better option for that race. And if you did not do that, yeah Im pissed at you but the important thing is you learn your lesson and do the sensible thing in the future.

[–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yes unfortunately you can see all the ones desperately down voting. Trying to deny it. Even though their ideological purity won't feed The Starving Children in gaza. Won't reunite all the destroyed families. Won't bring back all the innocent young men not sold into slavery. But that we are now through our government paying to be held as slaves to someone else. Honestly I think a lot of them meant well. We all do. But we all make mistakes as well. However not all of us can acknowledge that.

[–] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Lemmy is full of fools who voted 3rd party or didn't vote and are very, very upset when you point out how foolish they were.

They'll make the same mistake next time around. There's no learning involved for them.

[–] Eldritch@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

And the thing really is we don't care that they made a mistake. We all make mistakes. All any of us is asking for is just for them to say well we done f***** up let's not do that again in the future.

I've watched this repeat for 50 years straight. Over 30 years as a voter. One step forward two steps back. But I suspect that describes the last hundred years at least