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Mamdani rules (lemmy.dbzer0.com)
submitted 10 months ago by to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
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[–] 26 points 10 months ago (13 children)

that's the way. not ironically or sarcasm. leaders aren't our allies, they are intrinsically antagonistic to the public.

we must elect who we will fight against. then keep the pressure on them.

might elaborate later. can't write an essay rn.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago (11 children)

    leaders rulers

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  • [–] 9 points 10 months ago (5 children)

    not all rules are bad some are lesbians

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  • [–] 0 points 10 months ago (4 children)

    Semantics: an absence of rulers doesn't mean an absence of rules, and those are lesbian but not lesbians.

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  • [–] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

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  • [–] 7 points 10 months ago (1 child)

    Yeah, but we could live in a society where those people grasping for power just for the sake of power would be shunned and cast out. Cause that’s how it used to be according to historian and philosopher Rutger Bregman. Admittedly, that’s been some long time ago, but still.

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  • [–] 3 points 10 months ago

    Dad was always taken aback by people who lust for "power". LOL, he was mad at people who designed parking lots to herd us around!

    But I get it. A leader has to have some bit of narcissism to say, "I can do this. I'm smart and capable enough to take the reigns." Comes with the job.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

    I agree, to an extent. If you decide not to support them because of one thing though, and decide you won't change your opinion, that isn't helpful though. If you aren't winnable then you don't matter. You need to hold them to account, but not be so strict you're a waste of effort. You need to be a target that they can actually hit, or they will move to a group that is winnable (or they'll lose and you'll get their opponent).

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