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[–] anarchiddy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 46 points 6 days ago (7 children)

I'm really confused as to why 'Russians' are generalized as the last domino here

Like, could have easily been 'Putin', but even then are we content with stopping at removing despots? Let's at least aim a bit higher, maybe 'oligarchy', or even 'capital owners' if we're being ambitious.

[–] toxiczombie@lemm.ee 26 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Yeah. I've no problem with the Russian civilians as an American. But I do have a problem with Putin as he seems intent to make himself everyone's problem just like our wannabe dictators.

Fuck Tesla. Fuck Elon. Fuck Trump. Fuck corpo pigs

[–] Katana314@lemmy.world 2 points 5 days ago

Right now Canadians and Europeans are wondering “How do we stop America”. And, as an American, I’m certainly not going to obsess over splitting hairs there.

I don’t think there’s any kind of international aggression these days where it should be implied we’d “go after the civilian population”. Sadly, Israel disagrees.

[–] urandom@lemmy.world 13 points 6 days ago (1 children)
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[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 11 points 6 days ago

Capitalism. Everyday russians have nothing to do with the problem.

[–] Aqarius@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

Because for a disturbingly large segment of the American population, the Cold War staying cold made it not really register as over.

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

It should say Kremlin, imo.

[–] Petter1@lemm.ee 4 points 6 days ago

I hope there will be revised version soon. I really like the style it delivers the message.

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[–] SolidShake@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago (4 children)

man. i dont think any of this would be happening if people weren't fucking lazy and just voted in November. like god damn who cares if the line is long for one night.

[–] Ferrous@lemmy.ml 29 points 1 week ago (1 children)

There are numerous ideological and philosophical frameworks that attempt to explain how fascism takes rise, so why do you just blame it on laziness?

Did Hitler come to power because of German industrialization, German embarrassment from WWI, the great depression, and other global economic hardships, or did Hitler come to power simply because Germans were lazy and didn't vote?

Our turn towards fascism was inevitable, and it can be explained better than with some nebulous concept of "laziness".

At the very minimum, start asking yourself why Americans are not enthusiastic about voting.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (7 children)

Because laziness gave it the win.

Lots of things can give rise to fascism, but when people stay at home they give it a free pass to take control. We had the easiest chance of hitting the brakes.

Voting is EASY.

All we had to do was vote. If trump doesn’t leave then it’s going to cost lives to change. Damn fool to think otherwise.

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[–] Wilco@lemm.ee 21 points 6 days ago

They purged voter roll, but only for democrats.

Technically legal.

[–] OwlHamster@lemm.ee 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

People don't know how to participate in a democracy, it's ridiculous.

If millions upon millions of people in your country want to vote far right, you're not going to get Bernie, you have to compromise. You pick the one that has the most likelihood of pulling your country in the direction you want, because the alternative is that you don't get anything at all. You can't be entitled, because you have to share your country with 350 million other people. Fucking compromise or get fascism.

[–] Crikeste@lemm.ee 3 points 6 days ago (2 children)

That happens every single election. How about, instead of attacking people who are rightfully unconvinced this system works, you attack the people actually doing the fascism.

You’re like a fuckin’ Russian bot, only helping to divide. Fuckin’ dumbass democrats, man. This is why you lose.

[–] DadVolante@sh.itjust.works 9 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

You insult this person and accuse them and dividing, only to say "fuckin Democrats, this is why you always lose".

Who's dividing here again, chum? Practice what you preach

I'm not a Democrat and I share their sentiment.

80 million of y'all didn't show up and instead of looking at ourselves, we just blame the Dems for not matching our purity politics enough.

80 million didn't show. They had weeks to turn in a vote via mail or just finding a local place to do it.

We all had options. 80 million decided to do nothing and they share just as much the blame and anyone for this.

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[–] Petter1@lemm.ee 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I think, not voting, is the wrong way of expressing not being convinced of the system.

I think the better approach would be vote, but try to spread the word why you’re inconvenienced, try to force government to be more transparent, sue politicians that do corrupt stuff, organise demonstrations and strike with precise demands like improve transparency of politics, found only trustworthy journalism, fact check anything and add sources to information/misinformation, track sources truthness not by 0 and 1 but between 0% and 100%, teach empathy to anybody, make music, talk to many people

But i am lucky, as my people before me have done that already, well, still hard job to maintain…

[–] dumpsterac1d@lemmy.world 25 points 6 days ago (1 children)

It's really just X. Focus on X imo.

[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago

You mean Twitter, right?

[–] Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world 19 points 6 days ago (1 children)

This cartoon could be done in reverse with Russian Dolls.

[–] aceshigh@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

lol nested dolls where the little one is Putin.

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[–] europeanfan122@lemm.ee 13 points 6 days ago

I’m doing my part!

[–] Klear@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

Yeah, I'm pretty sure those dominoes are falling the other way.

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