OK, I don't think you're actually correct. It sounds cool though. It was not only German, Italy, Japan, and Spain that had rising fascism. There was famously a coup planned (The Business Plot) in the US. There were also large movements in France and England too.
This isn't to say that you shouldn't prepare. It's to say do that and vote. Voting takes so little effort that there's no excuse not to.
Voting takes so little effort that there's no excuse not to.
What if you have two kids under your watch and work won't let you take off?
Voting in America is extremely difficult compared to other countries. Just saying "its so easy, just do it" overlooks the plethora of strategies the ruling class uses to disenfranchise voters.
Also, this is all assuming ICE isn't patrolling every polling station come midterms. At that point, I dont think anyone could honestly say "voting is easy"
28 states require employers to give, at least, some time during work hours to vote by law. Beyond that, many states have mail in voting of some kind, or early voting, or both. Obviously some states don't give you much for options, but it's worth a try.
Of course, the fact of the matter is, this may be the last time you have to try and save what's left of this country from diving into a fascist dictatorship. I'd say make the effort FOR your kids. Don't make excuses because of them.
Normal answer is absentee voting, but that's part of the reason MAGA has been going after it so hard.
i think you're focusing on the wrong word. it's the extremists that are pushing for the conflict, the sane are prepping.
Well then I hope you have a better follow through than last time.
I wonder if it'll be as cool as in the movie
It didn't seem very cool in the movie. Or maybe that was your point... š¤
It looked quite cool tbh. Always nice to see the corrupted US fall in fiction. Hopefully it also does irl.
What a stupid fucking thing to say in this post. Good job, Iām actually blown away.
Are the far left in the room with us right now?
Well at least we got rid of Biden.
Bidens why we're here dude.
If instead of insisting Biden be the candidate from 2023-2024, if we could have had a real primary, quite literally ALL of this could have been prevented.
And if they hadn't put their thumb on the scale for Hillary in 2016, and she hadn't decided to reach for some imaginary middle razor thin between corporate liberals and fascists, Trump would just be another dumb clown that tried to be a Republican presidential candidate.
Ten years later and youāre still talking about Bernie losing the primary.
I feel that, for a lot of folks, he was the last candidate that promised an actual brighter future to believe in. It's a shame corporate donors pushed him out of the race, as it left a lot of folks feeling that their voices would never be heard. I think it's even fair to say that his dismissal by the Democrat party directly led to the voter resentment that helped Trump win the elections.
In a discussion about Democrats fucking up running against Trump? Yeah, that's what the adults are doing here, kiddo.
What happened in 2016 was legitimately fucked up. Bernie was primaried in many key states and his debate performance was excellent. Media completely neglected to mention him and DNC buried him in favor of their pick.
Yes, because if we weren't captured by a single-party corporate system we wouldn't be in this mess. Reactionary fascism arises from the material immiseration of the people. If the Democrats were beholden to improving the lives of citizens rather than clinging to power and corporate interests, we would not be in this mess.
Nothing about criticizing the one person who held the power to stop this all from happening, is an argument in support of the fascists
But Biden's poor management of the Democrats let the Nazis take power.
Any asshole trying to be President over 70 is a problem.
āItās not the bad guysā faults, itās the fault of everyone else for not stopping the bad guys.ā
You are an ass hat.
Well, I guess we showed those dems what they get. Too bad there wonāt be another election. Gosh, wish we all knew that was coming.
Iām pretty sure youād all would have found a problem with whoever was chosen though.
Ok. So you are a cynic for whom no answer is going to be good enough.
Maybe just don't share any of your perspectives or opinions in the future then, considering the manner of your opinion did direct harm to our ability to stop Trump when we had the chance?
No I think Iāll continue thanks for the advice though!
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"Only extremists are pushing for conflict."
This is a disastrously ill-informed perspective. There is no historical precedent for an electoral solution to rising fascism. There is no historical precedent for an electoral solution to massive wealth inequality.
Stop scrolling and sit with these facts. Then stop rage-posting and start planning.
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