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[–] TBi@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago (4 children)

These posts keep us divided while republicans win…

FFS.

[–] Malica@lemmy.zip 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Shining a light on reality doesn't make us divided, denying reality does. We can acknowledge our problems and still be a team, a more honest one.

[–] TBi@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I know but a lot of this both sides rhetoric just reduces voter turnout out and the republicans win.

[–] Cherries@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

The thing that reduces voter turnout the most is Dems taking "centrist" positions.

[–] WraithGear@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

then they should prolly stop being on the same side against the people, it would help a little

[–] Malica@lemmy.zip 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The other side sees it as lying. We need to build bridges imo.

[–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

one side believes discrimination is completely unacceptable and the other belives it in necessary, there won't be any bridges between those sides anytime soon

[–] TherapyGary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The sides here are leftists on one side and dems/rebuplicans on the other, right? I was writing out a comment as if that's not what you meant before I realized I probly misinterpreted your comment

[–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

thinking about my argument more made me realize that actually all sides love discrimination, it's just that sone like to claim it isn't discrimination.

(I was initially thinking of democrats/left vs republicans because one side is openly racist and the other claims to opposes it)

[–] TherapyGary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well, the actual left (as opposed to "democrats/'left'") wants to do away with the prison-industrial complex, borders, means-testing, etc, and ofc capitalism itself- all of which are just dressed up systemic discrimination. I don't think it's fair to say that leftists love discrimination. Some leftists (namely "tankies") believe in what you might consider discrimination as a means to an end, but I don't think that means they love discrimination itself

[–] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Discrimination by wealth/ age/tolerance is still discrimination.

[–] TherapyGary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 week ago

I'm not sure what you're implying by this

[–] Malica@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

You're probably right but I gotta hang on to hope so I can sleep at night

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[–] Malica@lemmy.zip 18 points 1 week ago

It's not even private, they're friends openly. Like Trump and the Clintons. He was a Democrat, so was musk, now we see they're both been fascists the entire time.

[–] cRazi_man@europe.pub 16 points 1 week ago

That meme template... That camera.... I love everything about this.

[–] Formfiller@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

To be fair wouldn’t they both be banging kids?

[–] Zizzy@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I dont know how hard it is to grasp a concept that someone not as evil can still be evil and DO collude with the more eveil person. Its like saying oh well person A kills pet dogs so we HAVE to votr for person B who onlyercilessly beats pet dogs, wont ever punish the dog killer and wont enact any laws to stop the dog killer even

Oops was meant to be a reply but oh well, everyone knows the type of comment im responding to

[–] BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

If gruesome Newsom is the Democrat's presidential candidate like they keep working him towards, I'm going to sit out on that one. Dude is no different from Republicans. I'll still vote and strive for left leaning local candidates and in congress especially, but I aint getting burnt by this shit again.

[–] bedwyr@piefed.ca 1 points 1 week ago

I am with you, you are not a sheep.

[–] Lucidlethargy@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago

Both sides are the same? Lol.

You people have worms in your brain.

[–] Binturong@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

Missed opportunity to make them both the same gross old man.

[–] zakobjoa@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Paul F. Tompkins?

[–] DickHertz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

That gives an entirely new meaning to the uniparty.

[–] CptOblivius@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago

If you want to change the system you need to vote in primaries. If you don't the ballet will always be chosen for you. You can't complain about a center right vs far right election after the fact. I can guarantee most "both sides are the same people" don't vote in primaries. Or run yourself, if you aren't happy. We have a 2 party system , it sucks, but to change it we need broad spectrum relentless change at the primary level.

[–] DoctorWhoDMC@lemmy.world -1 points 1 week ago

The memes from leftists saying the parties are identical and the memes from Russian bots/Trump agents cosplaying leftists to discourage would-be voters look exactly the same.

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