• PugJesus@lemmy.world
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      21 hours ago

      Going all-in on appealing to those who are already aligned with them or unaligned, and ignoring or degrading the opposition instead of trying to sway them.

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          21 hours ago

          So… how is that strategy going to help progressive politics, exactly? O.o

          You’re asking how choosing to focus on getting out the vote instead of appealing to opposition voters is going to help, in an electoral environment that saw 1/3 of the country say “I don’t care who wins”?

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            20 hours ago

            Homie, the election is over. Electoralism didn’t prevent the shitshow the US is currently in. I’m talking about proper progressive politics. I have no interest in moral superiority, or being butthurt by an election in which a fascist won.

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              20 hours ago

              Homie, the election is over. Electoralism didn’t prevent the shitshow the US is currently in. I’m talking about proper progressive politics.

              Ah, yes, opposition to the one minor thing which you could’ve done to prevent the current fascist regime is mandatory, on grounds of purity, but calling a literal fascist evil is unacceptable. I’m beginning to get an idea of what your politics actually look like.

              Insane that you question whether someone else believes in democracy for ‘misanthropism’ while dismissing actual voting as not ‘proper progressive politics’.

              I have no interest in moral superiority, or being butthurt by an election in which a fascist won.

              Yes, it is increasingly clear that you don’t give a shit about what happens to the victims of fascism.

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                20 hours ago

                You want the feeling of moral superiority? Great, then call Trump evil as much as you want!

                You want to understand politics and maybe improve the current situation? Then stop clouding your analysis with that bullshit!

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                  20 hours ago

                  You want to understand politics and maybe improve the current situation?

                  Considering that you have zero interest in voting, well, as a self-proclaimed progressive said just recently…

                  Great! Have fun while the situation gets worse!

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                    20 hours ago

                    Ok, so since voting is obviously the only way to enact any sort of political power for non-politicians: feel free to do nothing but feel morally superior until the next election comes around when there is no hope that things improve because people are stupid and there’s no use in convincing anyone who’s “wrong” and/or “evil”. /s