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Small acceptable amounts allows for a slightly larger amount next time. (thelemmy.club)
submitted 3 months ago by [M] to c/latestagecapitalism@lemmy.world
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[–] 7 points 3 months ago (6 children)

If I did something to prevent the fifty first death camp and you did nothing, I will sleep soundly.

Show me a path to 0 death camps and I will work towards it.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (5 children)

    If you act alone, all you can ever do is wait for the next election to vote for 50 death camps to stop 51 death camps.

    Protesters in Minnesota didn't wait around for the next election to get ICE off their streets. They fought back, and ICE was forced to retreat. They didn't vote Bovino out, they forced him out. The fight isn't over, but waiting until an election that might never come is not how you stop the death camps. Don't sleep soundly between every election, wake the fuck up.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago (1 child)

    I think there's a miscommunication here. Electoralism isn't mutually exclusive with direct action, so minimizing harm when elections come about while fighting the system on between is the best outcome right?

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  • [–] 0 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    You can walk and chew gum. Voting is low effort. The heroes in Minnesota can vote too.

    Can't stay awake without a good night's rest.

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  • [–] -1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 child)

    Voting for 50 death camps is a lot more effort than you're acknowledging; voting for the "lesser evil" is extremely demoralizing when the lesser evil wins. People in Minnesota would stay home if Harris was president, even if she implemented exactly the same immigration policies as Trump, because they voted for her. Voting is what gives governments their legitimacy.

    I voted for the lesser evil in 2020 and then the lesser evil went on to start a genocide. That's not low effort.

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