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The animating concept behind the Trump campaign will be chaos. This is what history shows us fascists do when given the chance to participate in democratic political campaigns: They create chaos. They do it because chaos works to their advantage. They revel in it, because they can see how profoundly chaos unnerves democratic-republicans—everyone, that is, whether liberal or conservative, who believes in the basic idea of a representative government that is built around neutral rules. Fascism exists to pulverize neutral rules.

So they campaign with explicit intention to instill a sense of chaos. And then comes the topper: They have the audacity to insist that the only solution to the chaos—that they themselves have either grossly exaggerated or in some cases created!—is to vote for them: “You see, there is nothing but chaos afoot, and only we can restore order!”

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[–] eran_morad@lemmy.world 194 points 10 months ago (5 children)

Whatever. I’m voting D no matter what, for every election, because republicans are disgusting traitor filth.

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 95 points 10 months ago

I don't consider myself a Democrat, but in this two-horse race, I vote Democrat because, as my father was fond of saying and said as far back as at least the Reagan era, "the worst Democrat is better than the best Republican." Sad but true. I'd rather have a senate of Bob Menendezes and lose Susan Collins in the mix. Menendez is a corrupt bastard, but at least he votes as if he gives a shit about other people. Collins tries to sound reasonable and fair and then votes in lockstep with the rest of the Republicans most of the time anyway.

[–] CaptDust@sh.itjust.works 77 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Lol yeah I remember when I used to consider positions, evaluate the candidates, check historical records etc. GOP has made this very easy the last few years because "fuck women, gays, immigrants and the disabled. Science is fake, Jan 6 is fake, covid is fake, trump is a saint and the rich need more help".

Wow what a winning platform. ☑️ D

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago

GOP has made this very easy

I'm a Houstonian. I'll vote straight ticket, but I can already tell you how the election will shake out.

Texas will go bright red. Houston will go bright blue. My vote at the state and national level won't matter, because its winner-take-all. And many of my neighbors will be subject to harassment, disenfranchisement, and voter caging because they've got African American / Pacific surnames, which flag them as easy targets for reducing D turnout. That's before you even get into how reliable a Jane Nelson / Ken Paxton administered election is expected to be, given how frequently we've had rules for mail-in ballots, voter id, and county-wide voting challenged by the current state administration.

The GOP has made the decision to vote against them easy. They have made the process to vote against them increasingly difficult.

Science is fake, Jan 6 is fake, covid is fake, trump is a saint and the rich need more help.

The same folks who say this shit are the ones expected to tally the results of the election faithfully.

As the saying goes, "Its not the votes that count but who counts the votes". Our dogged reliance on the machinery of elections in a state with a decades long history of shady election practices is naive af.

[–] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 7 points 10 months ago

I used to be an Independent voter. I'd consider reasonable Democrats and Republicans alike. No more. Dems down the ballot for me.

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago

Same but I primary whenever I can for candidates that even entertain being progressive. Anyone who want to stop the plutocracy, treat our planet like we need it, or will act with empathy.