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[-] SalamenceFury@piefed.social 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

American reading comprehension being under a 6th grade level doing the heavy lifting here, huh? The context of the original comic is Lucy yanking the ball away before Charlie has the chance to kick it. The lesson is that Charlie shouldn't stop trying to kick the ball, it's that Lucy should stop being an asshole by taking it. This is not trying to lower turnout for the DNC, this is trying to sarcastically say this manipulative shit doesn't work and doesn't increase turnout. It's doing the fucking opposite of what you're saying.

Plenty of candidates have won despite a multitude of criticism towards them. If your candidate can't beat anyone because of those criticisms, then they were a weak candidate anyways.

[-] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

Also it's important to realize that Charlie Brown is a good-natured sucker being taken advantage of by a manipulative person.

Eventually even the most gullible suckers give up.

[-] chunes@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago

You're spot on and these downvotes are EXACTLY why things are the way they are.

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