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submitted 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) by sydd@lemmy.world to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

I believe if everyone who was against the current oligarchy started placing guillotine stickers everywhere, like you might for a favorite band, people would feel less isolated in their distaste for the current system.

And in an ideal world those who the guillotines are for might realize just how much they are in the minority.

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[-] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world -1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

As I already said and you already replied to, "insurrection" is a better word to describe 1/6.

The last three paragraphs of your comment appear to just be virtue signaling, maybe because you assume I disagree with you.

[-] DarkFuture@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

How about insurrection AND treason?

It's not virtue signalling. It's explaining why Donald Trump, Republican congress members, and Republican voters are traitors and why traitor is an appropriate term for them. Whether you agreed or not is kind of beside the point.

[-] HCSOThrowaway@lemmy.world -2 points 1 day ago

Yeah but you see how you're making an argument for why we should call something a "bug" instead of a "spider?"

I like being specific. Yes, the broader term technically works. You don't have to convince me of that.

this post was submitted on 11 Aug 2026
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