The image is a meme featuring scenes from an animated show. It is divided into three panels:  1. Top Left Panel: Two characters are sitting in a red vehicle. The character in the passenger seat is wearing a red cap and sunglasses. The driver is looking out the window, and a third person is visible in the back seat. Text reads, "Is this the liberal death cult?"  2. Top Right Panel: A school bus is shown with a blonde character standing near it. The text says, "We're not a death cult. We just want to defeat fascism by maintaining the system that inevitably leads to it."  3. Bottom Panel: The same two characters from the first panel are in the vehicle. The character in the passenger seat looks forward, while the driver is looking at him. Text reads, "YEAH, THIS IS IT."
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[–] 23 points 1 year ago (20 children)

But have you considered that a system that leads to fascism is still better than actually manifested fascism?? And yea, maybe we should fix it before it gets there, but if it can't be fixed with voting now then we should have voted harder before, and vote harder next time

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  • [–] 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Voting gives the illusion of choice and power. If it really made a difference we wouldn't be allowed to do it.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago

    Voting gives choice and power. If it didn't make a difference they wouldn't try to stop you from voting

    Roger Stone got Bush elected by swarming a court house

    Trump has harassed the authenticity of voting, voting laws and registration rolls to prevent people from voting.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (7 children)

    it's not, actually, any better to be falling off a cliff that to have finished the fall.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Of course it is, you're only panicking, not panicking while in incredible pain.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    the pain is inevitable. it's no better.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Might as well kill everybody since everybody eventually dies

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Darnittt and I'm already voting against who I want in charge rather than who I actually want to have a majority. 😩 Is there like a fascist lite party I can vote for or something?? Obviously, I'd prefer no fascism but as we all no, it's that kind of talk that leads to the fascists taking over!

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago

    As a soc dem, capitalism is only slightly better but the system needs heavy regulations. But with the burgeoning AI and automation, I am starting to lean more towards socialism. I mean, after AI "companies" stole our data to train their AI with, isn't it only right that WE should actually take rightful ownership of that? At some point, AI and automation will become advanced enough that most jobs will be gone and humans would not be needed anymore. When that time comes, the ordinary folks should take their rightful stake in that automation revolution by taxing robots or take communal ownership of AI to fund universal basic income and services. That is the best socialism we can get. Not only we can finally rid of social ails that plague humanity due to unbridled capitalism, but also we are taking away full power from oligarchs who stole our own data to begin with. They would not be there if it weren't for us to begin with.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    Have you considered that this is a false dichotomy?

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