John Fetterman says he'll 'never understand' progressives who refuse to support Joe Biden
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The Pennsylvania Democrat recalled his time serving as a Hillary Clinton surrogate in 2016, even after he supported Bernie Sanders in the primary.
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These two things can be true at the same time:
Feel free to vote for West if you live in, say, California. But in a contested state, a vote for West is a vote for Trump (or his replacement as Führer).
There is an actual, material difference between the center-right big-business party (the Democrats) and the fascist party. If you don't believe me, go ask a gay schoolteacher from Florida.
You can't blame 3rd party / nonvoters for the faults of republican voters. Mentality like that is why we are stuck with point number 1.
Do you want to Make America Florida?
Who you or I vote for is not going to stop a second January 6th, it isn't going to change the plans in project 2025, the question is no longer about duely elected politicians, there is a high chance that Trump could be barred from running due to his actions on Jan 6th, but that doesn't change angry confused people's minds.
If you don't want to make america Florida convince a Trumper he's bad don't attack people who already know it.
Weren't you just talking about 3rd party/nonvoters? Because if they're truly seeing fascism on the rise and then not voting against it they're very much not the people who truly "know Trump is bad".
I was, voteing 3rd party is voting against fascism, unless trump ends up running 3rd party then it could go either way. There is more than just us and them, there are people inbetween, and treating them like the enemy is not how we get out of this mess.
It literally isn't, because it has no impact on whether a fascist gets elected.
So why aren't you out in Ukraine planning a covert mission to assassinate putin? By not fighting him you have no impact on if a fascist takes over the world.
Its a stupid argument it's not just yes or no.
you are playing into the fascists game by ignoring the other possibilities.
I'm not claiming I'm helping to eliminate the Russian fascist. You're claiming your vote is helping to prevent it domestically.
I'm claiming that you can't blame people who didn't vote for fascism for fascism.
You are claiming that people who don't vote how you want them to are helping to bring forth fascism.
following that logic by not fighting in Ukraine you too are giving rise to domestic fascism in that putin could one day become a fascist dictator of America if not stopped.
by not stopping him you too support fascism in America.
Edit: Don't let billionaires divide us, you are better than that, Republicans are better than that, I believe you want the best for america just like they do, you are both just confused on how to do it and who the actual enemies of democracy are.
Because of the shitty structure of the voting system, people who "didn't vote for fascism" can, in fact, be supporting the fascist party.
This is a mathematical consequence of the specific type of shitty that our voting system is.
As a supporter of better voting systems, you can realize that.
And then, as a voter, you can look at your district and you can look at the candidates, and you can fucking vote tactically in the way that will, in fact, mathematically, provably reduce the chance of electing a fucking Nazi.
Right now, under the voting system we actually have, if you're in a purple state and vote for Cornel West, if you are mathematically literate you know you're helping elect Trump.
That's just true. Simply true. It's a consequence of the shitty voting system, but it's a real consequence. That's actually how it will happen. It's not about how you feel in your heart. It's about whether police are going to drag LGBT+ kids away from their supportive parents. It's about whether birthright citizenship is retroactively abolished. It's about whether the January 6 perpetrators get not only pardoned, but appointed to office.
You know the choice you have. It's a shitty choice, because you and I both know that the first-past-the-post voting system creates shitty choices.
But still ... don't vote for fascism.
Fight the system, the blm protests did help, their only failing wa people didn't keep up with it the power of the people is not in voting it is collective action in the streets.
You know what is bullshit? Money. A $100 bill and a $1 are the same physical thing. Why should a $100 bill be worth 100 times more than a $1 bill? It’s all the same thing.
But society uses money, I have to play by those rules. I can’t pay five lunch with $1 if they says it’s $20. I have to work in the system even if it sucks.
Become a hermit
Sure I can. Every eligible voter who did not vote for Hillary Clinton in 2016 shares partial blame for Trump winning. Less than people who voted for Trump, but more then none at all.
Personally I would put more blame on the democrats for not fielding a better candidate that could have beaten trump not the people who didn't vote for a shit candidate
That’s too many layers of assumptions. I can tell you for a fact that not voting for Hillary lead directly to Trump winning in 2020. We have no idea how another candidate would have done running against him in the general.
Well first yes we do based on Biden winning 2020.
Secondly Voting for trump directly lead to trump winning. At best not voting for Hillary indirectly Lead to trump winning.
No you cannot compare running against Trump in 2016 to running against him in 2020. I knew how terrible he was in 2016, but a lot of people had to see it to believe it. Even a few weeks can flip an election. Hillary very well could have won without the idiotic weekend announcement before Election Day of meaningless information by the FBI.
I agree that a lot of people had to see trump as president before they knew he was a bad president.
i just disagree with blaming people who didn't vote for trump for trump being elected.
hell I kinda disagree with blaming trump supporters for trumps actions. the people I know that like him are old, uneducated, rural, or deeply Christian, they don't know how to think critically. They don't question the news they get and they only get news from a single source that tells them they are right. they are in a cult, and in a cult the cultists are victims. the leaders are the ones to blame.
Fox News, oan, tucker Carlson, Donal trump are the people to blame for trumps presidency, Jan 6th and project 2025 not the people who voted for him, and certainly not the people who didn't vote for him.
It has nothing to do with being uneducated. Kindness doesn’t require a college degree. Trump has always been a bully, and he ran on being a bully. Someone was ok with that is ok to be blamed imo. I put some blame not all.
That's the tricky part of a cult, you get convinced to do things you wouldn't normally do. The trump supporters I know raised their kids to be better, but were just vulnerable enough to be convinced that Trump would bully the bullies and protect the weak, which was a complete lie.
I empathize and hope for them to have the strength to let go of their brain washing and work to fix what has been broken.
That’s fine if they admit they were wrong and voted against him in 2020, great. If not, it’s not my responsibility to reprogram them. They are adults and are responsible for their own actions. If they want to change I welcome it. If you acknowledge the blame and correct it, we’re good.
I get not wanting to put yourself out there to try and help, and it's really hard not to just be a dick to people you disagree with.
but if the question is how do we stop fascism the answer isn't blame them or make them feel guilty about it, it's reaching out and helping them out of it. they are people and people are stupid stubborn afraid and in need of support from other people.
Sorry no. Reaching and out talking to the Nazi’s didn’t work.
Everyone who did not vote for Vermin Supreme is also responsible for letting Trump win.
Do you think before you type?
I don’t count pointless hypotheticals.