Something that I realized about the fediverse is that you seem to be able to criticize the USA as a whole, but if you criticize the Democrats you get downvoted. Democrats suck they are not sacred cows : usa

[+] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com -6 points 3 days ago (12 children)

I'ts possible to acknowledge that Democrats Suck while simultaneously acknowledging that electing one was the only chance to avoid a Trump presidency.

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[–] jaxxed@lemmy.ml 0 points 3 days ago

This thread kind of disproved itself

[–] pineapple@lemmy.ml -1 points 3 days ago (4 children)

The problem with American democracy is the voting system. A party that isn't either thre democrats or the republicans will never win because people know if they vote for anything else there vote will be pointless.

America needs preferential voting but will never implement it because it would mean the two party system will be demolished (which is in neither of the two party's best interest.)

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[–] bad_news@lemmy.billiam.net -4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The blue MAGA types are moooostly on .world, but they have the most users, so... .ml are mostly CCP with the same degree of dedication, and blahaj is that but with Likud. I just block .world and blahaj because they are right wingers beyond saving.

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[–] DarkSpectrum@lemmy.world -4 points 3 days ago (10 children)

A democratic that is average at democracy is better than a conservative who is great at authoritarianism.

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[+] notsoshaihulud@lemmy.world -7 points 3 days ago (12 children)

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[+] Hikermick@lemmy.world -6 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Yeah and how are things turning out for Palestinians and trans people? Do you think if the US pulled support for Isreal the fighting in Gaza would have stopped? Isreal would have turned to another country for their help and the US would have lost access to their intelligence in the middle east. A loss for the US and a gain for Russia or China. Neither choice is a good one one for the Palestinians. With the Democrats Netanyahu was on a leash, with Trump the leash is off. They are screwed as are anyone in the US who isn't white and straight. White Supremacists in other western countries are emboldened. Putin and Xi are laughing.

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[+] Hikermick@lemmy.world -14 points 3 days ago (8 children)

The Democratic Party got wallopped in the last election because they stood up for marginalized. They got trounced in 2010 because they fought to provide access to healthcare to those who couldn't get it. Biden tried to forgive student loans and young people couldn't bother to show up to the pols in 2022. Lazy edge lord potheads don't show up to vote

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[+] thann@lemmy.dbzer0.com -6 points 3 days ago (19 children)

Genocide deniers suck, including the uyghur and tibetan genocide deniers, including the american native and middle eastern genocide deniers... They all suck...

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[+] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world -9 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (3 children)

If you REALLY want to receive some righteous hate, criticize the people who boycotted voting because none of the choices measured up to their standards. People will defend the moral correctness of refusing to vote more than they'll defend their right to vote.

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[–] Franklin@lemmy.ca -5 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (8 children)

What I constantly hear is deflections about how voting doesn't matter, but it fucking does, yes the Democrats suck but they are better, it's not even close.

Fight back and do everything you can to change what's going on and blame Democrats but don't sell out an entire election cycle to literal Satan to make that point

all that does is irreversible damage

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