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US Election Day November 2024 Containment Megathread (hexbear.net)

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put all of your election posting here so it doesn't bother anyone else!

from @[email protected]:

For Agitprop purposes, I’m asking comrades to help aggregate any and all effortpost responses, critiques, or general thoughts that you have seen or written pertaining to yesterday’s U.S. election that you think have standalone value for discussion either online or IRL.

I made a post for that purpose here, and ideally it can be used not only for general discussion, but as a reference for well thought out responses in discussions about the election to save all of us some brainpower.

No shitposts please, as we’d like to highlight some comrades’ actual effort in constructing responses or analysis, but humor is 100% welcome to help make your point!

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (2 children)

God, I hope not. They would, though. "Go even farther right! That's what we need to do!"

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

"We're just a center-right country, after all, what else can we say?" they'll sigh, as they settle in for brunch.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm playing with the idea that this is all intentional, with the goal of discipling Dem voters to accept more and more right wing politics. Like next round they're going to trot out actual Hitler and scream "He's electable if you vote for him!"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

The coalition they built was a win-win if the Dems' goal was not to win but to push the party further right.

If they won without any youth or progressive vote, then they would have carte blanche to tell them to fuck off in future elections.

If they lose, they'll blame the election on progressives and youths and tell them to fuck off in future elections.