No. The problem is that the third party options are bleeding democratic votes. There is no such thing on the right.
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You're not wrong if only you spoke about the Republican party. There all pretence of democracy is gone, they are fascist. That's not the case in the democratic party.
You can't make things better under fascism. Under fascism to make things better requires violence, coups, civil wars... Protests will be squashed and voting made redundant. Minorities supressed, progress undone.
You can do the fixing under a democratic majority.
Ah I see, things dying for us is completely free of ethics. Silly me thinking too hard.
That's like saying you don't mind buying blood diamonds because diamonds are just a rock. Of course they contributed to death, but in essence they are just a shiny rock.
True, my dad calls food "spicy" and breaks out in a sweat when I put black pepper on.
Okay but actually they grow up in cages and never see daylight. Their tails cut off without anaesthetic.
So yeh.
Animals died to get eggs and cheese. Also the animals that are giving milk and eggs will die when they reach a certain age. Also I wouldn't consider being in a cage 24/7, never seeing the sun, a "life" exactly.
While sure, there is leverage, but it's not like Spotify is being arbitrary about their content. I can listen to obscure stuff, and I do. Also don't forget that big artists are often big for a reason and it's usually not for a lack of talent, taste just varies but certainly there always is a market for 'pop music'.
And we're the pawns
Yeah the problem with that kind of humour is that eventually you'll attract the people who think the same thing unironnically.
Inaction. Like everywhere else, a lot of things go wrong but aren't acted upon for too long because of political impotence or incompetence. Which paves the way for populist sentiment. Netherlands now has a housing crisis, a nitrogen crisis, employment shortage and then there is global warming, inflation and war in Europe.
Things we knew were coming and the sole reason the government didn't do anything was because of the neoliberal idea that the market will solve all problems through the magic of capitalism. This has been true for the past 3 decennia now.
Our saving grace is the EU and many policies and money coming in has been touted as solutions offered by a lot of populist in the east of the EU. Giving them an air of legitimacy. But of course the EU is also the entity that has been spreading the neoliberal ideals and open markets, a single coin. So easy to paint the EU with negative side effects as a boogeyman. Just don't mention the positive and don't offer solutions.
The problem is that far-right populist never have solutions because they see most of the problems coming from within a corruption of culture. So they often ignore fundamental systemic solutions because they are themselves functioning because of the system they are in. Fixing things is directly undermining their right of existence. So a feedback loop is inherently present.
Once you're in it's extremely difficult to get out.
Reminder that this doesn't absolve you from your personal responsibilities. You do need to be making choices that move the world towards a better future.
Besides that the number one reason for land loss, the loss of biodiversity, nitrate pollution, and methane production is still the bio-industy. Let alone the ethical implications of killing billions of animals a month.
You can do both. No, you're obliged to do both. Stop supporting bio-industy and fight for rights.