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[–] Fartster@hexbear.net 10 points 3 months ago

On the other hand I accidentally bought a $30 scratch off ticket today and won nothing

 

I can go online and order a large area rug with hundreds of color and pattern options and it gets shipped from China to a warehouse then to me and it costs less than breakfast ingredients for the week.

[–] Fartster@hexbear.net 0 points 3 months ago

No, I was being completely serious and I don't see how it's absurd but I'm happy you think so.

[–] Fartster@hexbear.net 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] Fartster@hexbear.net 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

objectively helpful

With respect, history and science disagree with this as a blanket statement.

[–] Fartster@hexbear.net 3 points 3 months ago

I particularly like the fact that they campaigned on stopping Trump and spectacularly failed twice.

[–] Fartster@hexbear.net 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)
  1. Liberals who see themselves as progressive and are disillusioned with the democrats and the liberal media apparatus.

  2. I want them to be confronted by the contradictions of the morals they project and the party they support. If they are presented with this information in such a way that by continuing to support the democrats they must start to see and accept themselves as a bloodthirsty racist, imperialist, bootlicker, etc. Since I believe perceived moral superiority is what they cling to, we need to chip away at their self-image so they are confronted with the reality of the ideology they support. This is what I need help with, because in my own interactions I am too intense and fire off facts, I see people shut down. Trump is just toooo scarrrry to recognize that the democrats are actually evil and sick people. Essentially an appeal to emotions, but leading them to this conclusion for themselves via facts about the horrors of liberal capitalism.

  3. I didn't think this far, and again looking to brainstorm so I appreciate these thoughts. Thank you.

[–] Fartster@hexbear.net 6 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

People would try to talk to me about the election, and I would talk about how crazy it is that Kamala is comitting a genocide and campaigning with the Cheneys, Clintons and begging for GWB to endorse her. Seeing how it fried peoples brains when I started to list of statistics about how many countries they destroyed and civilians they killed and immediately default to yeah but Trump is worse. Then follow it up with why are you okay with killing so many Arabs?

But womens reproductive rights, okay how do Democrats plan on getting those? Biden could declare a national emergency and open clinics right now but he wouldn't because he's a conservative catholic.

 

I wanted to brainstorm here, and would prefer if you have overly cynical feelings about this please just move on. Just looking for some ideas to write, even if it's just for my own sanity.

I disengaged with electoral politics, years ago like many here, but now that the election is over and liberals are feeling disillusioned, it seems like it might be a good time to really drive home the failings of this system. We already see AOC and Bernie coming out and trying to absorb angry progressives back into the Democrat base. The liberal media is going to attempt to channel this energy back into the status quo.

I have no illusions of a vanguard party forming in the next 4 years, but in term of organizing, my gut feeling is this is a good time to put some energy into our communities, especially while the heat is largely off third party voters. Most liberals I talk to understand the voting system is undemocratic and that third party wasn't even a factor this time.

I was planning on creating an outline based on some of the talking points the PSL have been using, and from their latest videos it seems they are on this vibe. I want to organize the outline on contradictions and hypocrisy, and drive home the failures.

Style guide

  1. Be normal
  2. Highlight "facts and statistics" comparing domestic and foreign policy, imply ex. "liberals are the party of facts and science so lets compare some numbers on immigration and civilian deaths overseas". I don't expect to convince anyone that the Uyghur genocide is fake that takes too long and runs counter to too many official sources. Things on wikipedia.
  3. Personal responsibility. Liberals love personal responsibility, subtly point out that Democrats constantly blame everyone else for their own failings.
  4. Nepotism and "dynasties".
  5. Reiterate that Trump is bad, and outline the horrific policies of all rehabilitated Republicans and remind them those are the people they were cheering for
[–] Fartster@hexbear.net 6 points 3 months ago

I don't believe the bloodlust of amerikkkans toward the middle east would be reduced even if those conditions existed.

[–] Fartster@hexbear.net 40 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

It actually still amazes me every time I am like a goldfish. Just so fucking blatant this time like they just have a blinking billboard above their heads saying "we are genocidal freaks and we hate you please give us money please please please". An absolute show of the trauma bond they have with white liberals.

The fact that liberals can still feel they have a moral high ground is incredible to me. Just insane levels of contradiction.

Like legitimately, even Obama was probably more deadly and bloodthirsty than Trump across the globe. Dick Cheney, HRC, and it's not even a contest. I am afraid of Trump, but I'm fucking terrified of the Clintons, the Bushes and the Cheneys. Trump simply doesn't have the connections those ghouls have that has allowed them to destroy entire countries and kill millions of civilians.

This is why I've never given any thought to the harm reduction argument of voting for Dems. They HAVE caused more harm already.

EDIT: This stems from the frustration of talking to people irl, not online, about these contradictions. If you are going to say "we believe in facts" then let's look at the numbers. They plug their ears, they don't want to hear the real horrors or liberalism.

 

Between the genocide and the Cheney's. Absolutely disgusted and saddened by this world lately.

Yes I'm glad Kamala ate shit in this election, the Democrats deserve to lose forever. I am starting to lose remaining respect for people irl who still support them and it pains me because people I love have abstracted and dismissed a genocide as an "election issue".

[–] Fartster@hexbear.net 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They are going to learn their lesson and start lying during campaigns again. They will run a clinton type "progressive" democrat who will say the words that liberals can shout at us. Then if they get into office they will do what they always have.

 

But it's 200,000 Palestinians on one track and every politician taking AIPAC money on the other.

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