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[–] jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world -3 points 9 months ago (6 children)

I am not for Genocide Joe or Donald.

I do not vote for the duopoly.

There are certain views the working class is saying, and one is that they see the mental health problems Genocide Joe has.

They have also had Donald as president before, so nothing new in 2024

That is the best Democrats can do against Donald, seems similar to 2016 Killary Clinton.

I hope we keep increasing 3rd Party engagement this year!

[–] osarusan@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago (5 children)

Genocide Joe

Killary Clinton

I do not vote for the duopoly.

Spoken like a true MAGA believer, or at least such a useful idiot that the difference is indistinguishable.

You may not "vote for the duopoly" but you've clearly chosen to support the fascist side of it.

I sincerely hope you learn how the US political system works before the election so that you can understand what the outcome of your actions will be.

[–] jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world -1 points 9 months ago (4 children)

We can both learn much more, for one to question politicians and not to take them at face value, they tend to lie.

I don’t criticize Democrats cuz I side with Republicans, I criticize Democrats Cuz THEY side with Republicans.

Left of Bernie Sanders is not fascist, you are mistaken.

I hope you learn to expose yourself to much more diverse ideas, not just what you agree with.

Thanks for the chat!

[–] osarusan@kbin.social 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You're assuming -- incorrectly -- a whole lot about me that I never said.

You also didn't understand the meaning behind why I said you've chosen to support the fascists side.

I'm not here to start fights with internet strangers so I'm not going to poke you further. Let's just both do our best to improve and educate ourselves. Good luck to you. I hope you can figure out what I meant.

[–] jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Calling people fascists just because they are to the left of you does not make sense.

Yes, we can both keep learning.

I hope we keep exposing ourselves to diverse ideas and not just agree with our way of thinking!

[–] osarusan@kbin.social 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Calling people fascists just because they are to the left of you does not make sense.

Correct. And I didn't say that. I chose my words carefully and I meant them.

This is why I pointed out that you have not understood the meaning of what I said.

I still sincerely hope you learn how the US political system functions so that you can understand the outcome of your choices.

[–] jimmydoreisalefty@lemmy.world -1 points 9 months ago

The younger generations are more engaged in the political field, many of us were brought in by the Bernie Sanders movement.

We perfectly know how the US political system functions. The Democrats and Republicans will keep the working class dying in foreign wars, while making it harder for us to pass M4A and other populist policies.

We all have our own way of dealing with politicians and their policies.

I know we have different means of achieving our goals, yet we are open to learning from people with diverse ideas, so that is a positive!

We will one day be able to come together to fight the class war, where we can help the working class prosper!

Thank you!

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