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Compromise culture (jlai.lu)

submitted 3 days ago by Bad@jlai.lu to c/comicstrips@lemmy.world

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[two characters are talking in front a modern city full of skyscrapers]

[blue, annoyed] I feel betrayed by the current political system! Let's get rid of it, I want major changes now!

[green] You naive fool, the only thing we can realistically accomplish is gradual reforms

[blue] Okay then, I'll vote for you, now please actually do some gradual reforms

[now in a political office, green is sitting behind the desk, dressed in a suit, looking presidential]

[green, smirking smugly while shrugging] Sorry, best I can do is constantly move to the right to please conservatives, the current political system leaves us no other choice

[blue is looking both pissed and defeated, has no words]

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[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 2 days ago

it's funny how the dems always move right to please the conservatives but the conservatives never move left to please the dems

[–] falseWhite@lemmy.world 36 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Mistake #1 letting politicians speak for you.

Mistake #2 listening to what the politicians are saying.

Mistake #3 believing a single word a politician says.

[–] sundaymidnight@lemmy.world 31 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Great! Can I vote for you?

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Yes but they'll pull the rug out from under you and fellate Israel as soon as they're in.

[–] fartographer@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Which of why you should vote for me. I'll let you stand on the rug while I fellate Israel and set the rug on fire.

[–] Canonical_Warlock@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 3 days ago

Ah, gradual reforms.

[–] Ryanmiller70@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 days ago

The importance of having a variety of tactics instead of just relying on voting and peaceful protests.

[–] ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org 11 points 3 days ago

his hands are tied but at leaat he's got hands now

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Just do the revolution already.

[–] MudMan@fedia.io 5 points 3 days ago

After today, of all days, I will be taking no memes/strips about this from anybody that doesn't keep blood-soaked ties, scalped hair inserts and shattered cufflinks as serial killer trophies.

Or is running for office, at the absolute least. But bloody ties are better.

[–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Problem correctly identified. Call me when we have a solution.

[–] Bad@jlai.lu 26 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Diversifying your means of action.

If elections don't bring meaningful change, then still vote (for harm reduction), but also organize outside of the electoral system. Unionizing, striking, protesting, building mutual aid networks was how my country acquired and defends its workers rights. That's the main message behind the comic :)

PS: As a lot of lemmy users are from the USA (I'm not), I'd like to point out that can actually play your system by building voting blocs to defend your interests. If they start having more influence than big donors or PACs, then you might actually start seeing your interests represented. Losing a million $ is a big hit, losing a million voters is deadly. The current voting blocs are mostly conservative, time to build some progressive ones if you want to get anywhere.

[–] NoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.io 1 points 2 days ago

I'd like to point out that can actually play your system by building voting blocs to defend your interests.

But then they might have to say mean things to liberal proto-fascists and that might lead to the creation of the fourth Reich (ignore the Nazis in government those don't count).

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world -1 points 3 days ago

Blue needs to do the job and stop leaving it up to green.

[–] SereneSadie@quokk.au 3 points 3 days ago

Oh look, Green MAGA throwing a tantrum and doing nothing meaningful. Again.

[–] notreallyhere@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

cool flag

[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Ah. I see you have also been monitoring British politics.

[–] Bad@jlai.lu 18 points 3 days ago (1 children)

The british version would go more like this…

[–] palordrolap@fedia.io 11 points 3 days ago

Why did you post the same comic twice?

(I shouldn't need a /s here but you get this parenthetical to, er, labour the point.)