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the mental gymnastics to twist "I refuse to vote for genocide" into a question of privilege
i feel like the real privilege is "not being bombed to death", did you check your "not being bombed to death" privilege recently?
some of the most vocal "genocide joe" rhetoric i've seen has come from some of the people with potentially the most to lose from this election
in either case, the ground is rapidly shrinking under biden's feet. tolerate him or not, surely at this point you have to confront the very realistic possibility that he's not going to win?
Cool, either they're not taking the election seriously or they're letting their own self-destructive urges chart the course for millions of other people, way better.
People who think that letting the greater evil win is some sort of moral stand are fucking beyond help.
the absolute clown show of starting off talking about privilege, and finishing off talking about how those without it don't know how to vote properly because they don't agree with you
in either case, the ground is rapidly shrinking under biden's feet. tolerate him or not, surely at this point you have to confront the very realistic possibility that he's not going to win?
Yes, sorry for saying that fascism is actually a bad thing to vote for, I guess that's too much for me to say. You vote for fascism to your heart's content. Better?
sorry are we talking about my vote now, or the people who you pretended to care about a minute ago?
in either case, the ground is rapidly shrinking under biden's feet. tolerate him or not, surely at this point you have to confront the very realistic possibility that he's not going to win?
The people I care about being... me and the rest of the vulnerable demographics in the US, for whom a fascist regime would be ruinous? Yes, it's kind of important that one votes AGAINST the fascist. The two things, fascism losing the election, and people voting against fascism, are very closely related. Sorry if that's news to you.
weird how you opened this talking about the privilege of others and now it's somehow boiled down to being about you
some of the most vocal "genocide joe" rhetoric i've seen has come from some of the people with potentially the most to lose from this election
kind of wild that we're still going for the pantsuit lady strategy of "just blame the voters that don't like her" as if we've learned absolutely nothing from 2016
i guess if we just intentionally misrepresent criticism of biden then said critics will be forced to vote for him
let me know how that works out, i guess
in either case, the ground is rapidly shrinking under biden's feet. tolerate him or not, surely at this point you have to confront the very realistic possibility that he's not going to win?
What an absolutely bizarre take.
Didn't I already mention that voting for fascism is actually bad? That engaging in self-destructive behavior for oneself and one's fellow vulnerable demographics is... bad even if you're one of those demographics?
I don't know why "Voting for fascism is bad" is such a hard concept for you to grasp.
Don’t forget though… ground rapidly shrinking…. Something something don’t care if genocide continues as long as Biden isn’t elected!
The way the same phrases are constantly woven into the posts sure make it seem like either a clear Trollfarm account that got the instructions to drop those phrases or like an ai bot that got caught in a loop
Yep. That’s how it seems to me as well.