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Third track (thelemmy.club)
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[a character holds a lever connected to rails, on which a train is approaching fast]
A train is approaching fast…
Many people are tied to the tracks…
As a bystander, I can do only one thing in this current moment: flip a lever, which would send the train to another track where it would also kill people, but less of them

[next to another separate railway track, someone is trying to get the first character's attention]
Hey you, over there, look!
There is a third track here!
It is not connected to the other tracks, but there are zero people tied to it, so if you do not choose to send the train on this third track right now you are an evil genocide enabling liberal

https://thebad.website/comic/third_track

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[–] 35 points 3 days ago (8 children)

The only thing I disagree with in this comic is this part:

I can do only one thing in this current moment

You can do a bunch of other stuff. Voting and direct action are not mutually exclusive.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 days ago (3 children)

    In this specific cas you can only vote cause the train is already barelling towards hundreds of people. What you shouldve done is stopped the train at the station four years ago with the help of other people when it was predetermined that this train would kill people either way. Also you have another four years before the train reaches the next switch and you could organize against it, connect the third track later on so you can switch it, or probably the bes lt option to burn the whole fucking thing down. Third parties are not a solution and ive had enough of people saying they are. The system is broken, you have to change the system not elect someone who is still slightly just somewhat better and will probably capitalize on their win immidiately after.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 days ago (3 children)

    Unfortunately people think voting is the be all and end all of action. They make no effort to dismantle the system because they naively believe they can reform it as long as they can stop it killing everyone.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    No.

    What people think is that there is still some hope to avoid massive violence by protesting and voting (effectively) instead.

    If you think the system is broken beyond the ability to affect change, then you need to be in the streets burning shit and being ungovernable. You are saying that a violent revolution is the only way to get the changes needed to put this country back on track, but you won't start shit, and you use it as an excuse not to pull the lever of power that is right in front of you. It's idiotic, it's cowardly, and it's the main reason why we're dealing with the orange turd (for a second fucking time).

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  • [–] -2 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    As long as you people keep talking down revolution and working against it, it can never get the traction it needs. No individual can achieve it, so my singular direct action is irrelevant.

    You will wait until after they have stolen the election and further solidified power before you even allow people to entertain the idea.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 days ago

    As long as you people keep talking down revolution and working against it, it can never get the traction it needs. No individual can achieve it, so my singular direct action is irrelevant.

    Translated: "I need other people to start the revolution before I'll join in"

    A valid position couched in caution, but not voting in the interim because you don't agree 100% with the collectively chosen candidate (that statistically speaking, you refused to have a part in selecting) is idiotic and cowardly, as per my previous statement.

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