▲ 192 ▼ Harris Warns of ‘Profound Threat’ to America’s Freedoms (www.nytimes.com) submitted 2 years ago by silence7@slrpnk.net to c/politics@lemmy.world 46 comments fedilink hide all child comments Video of Vice President Kamala Harris speaking is here
[–] charles@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago (4 children) Then vote. Everyone: Too much work permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 8 child comments replies: [–] silence7@slrpnk.net [S] 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I know that I and people around me will be actively working to keep Trump out of office. That means kicking in money and volunteer time if you can. If you have the means, consider a fall trip to help out in a swing state or a swing congressional district. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Wrench@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (3 children) Or specifically for lemmy: both sides are terrible so I refuse to participate permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago I'm voting for Cornel West. He has a chance. You can't prove he doesn't. permalink fedilink source parent [–] takeda@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* Sad to say this, but it looks like Lemmy is more vulnerable to bots than Reddit. I guess there are more spread out communities over multiple servers and less moderators. The comments with negative votes are still being displayed without being collapsed or removed. permalink fedilink source parent [–] doppelgangmember@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago No one here is proclaiming that.. Plz take that back to REddit where you found it. permalink fedilink source parent [–] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) Do you know how hard Republicans make it to vote in the districts that matter? Your glib comment suggests you don't. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] charles@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm quite well aware. The supreme Court says the way to fix that is to vote them out. Not much else to do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Not much else to do. Well, except for all the tactics the Supreme Court doesn't approve of. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fluxion@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Great motivation to vote. They might have a shitty idea of what competent leadership looks like, but at least Republicans fight for their rights when they think someone is trying to take them away. Keep pretending that voting doesn't matter and it'll eventually come true, and much sooner than you can imagine. People have literally died by the millions to achieve the democracy we take for granted. But it's not granted, it's earned by societies who remain vigilant and actively defend it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Keep pretending that voting doesn’t matter and it’ll eventually come true, and much sooner than you can imagine. Who is doing this? Certainly not me. Thanks for the lecture though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fluxion@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Not talking to you, talking to any potential non-voters who might read your comment and think "true, it's the politicians fault, not mine" If I need to look like an asshole lecturer with a stick up my ass for the next 10 months then so be it, I want my kids to live in a democracy like I did. permalink fedilink source parent [+] dirtypirate@kbin.social -19 points 2 years ago (2 children) How's voting working out for the Puerto Ricans? the Cherokee? Creek?, Sioux? Iraqis? El Salvadorians? whether you vote for Drone'Bomba's war mongering fascist or Putin's war mongering fascist... doesn't matter to the people you enslave. like chickens coming home to roost, all that evil shit the USA has been doing is coming around and you ALL deserve it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fluxion@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago What country are you from? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Theprogressivist@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago So edgy, bro. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] silence7@slrpnk.net [S] 20 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) I know that I and people around me will be actively working to keep Trump out of office. That means kicking in money and volunteer time if you can. If you have the means, consider a fall trip to help out in a swing state or a swing congressional district. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Wrench@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (3 children) Or specifically for lemmy: both sides are terrible so I refuse to participate permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago I'm voting for Cornel West. He has a chance. You can't prove he doesn't. permalink fedilink source parent [–] takeda@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* Sad to say this, but it looks like Lemmy is more vulnerable to bots than Reddit. I guess there are more spread out communities over multiple servers and less moderators. The comments with negative votes are still being displayed without being collapsed or removed. permalink fedilink source parent [–] doppelgangmember@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago No one here is proclaiming that.. Plz take that back to REddit where you found it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago I'm voting for Cornel West. He has a chance. You can't prove he doesn't. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] takeda@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago* Sad to say this, but it looks like Lemmy is more vulnerable to bots than Reddit. I guess there are more spread out communities over multiple servers and less moderators. The comments with negative votes are still being displayed without being collapsed or removed. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] doppelgangmember@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago No one here is proclaiming that.. Plz take that back to REddit where you found it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children) Do you know how hard Republicans make it to vote in the districts that matter? Your glib comment suggests you don't. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] charles@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm quite well aware. The supreme Court says the way to fix that is to vote them out. Not much else to do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Not much else to do. Well, except for all the tactics the Supreme Court doesn't approve of. permalink fedilink source parent [–] fluxion@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Great motivation to vote. They might have a shitty idea of what competent leadership looks like, but at least Republicans fight for their rights when they think someone is trying to take them away. Keep pretending that voting doesn't matter and it'll eventually come true, and much sooner than you can imagine. People have literally died by the millions to achieve the democracy we take for granted. But it's not granted, it's earned by societies who remain vigilant and actively defend it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Keep pretending that voting doesn’t matter and it’ll eventually come true, and much sooner than you can imagine. Who is doing this? Certainly not me. Thanks for the lecture though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fluxion@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Not talking to you, talking to any potential non-voters who might read your comment and think "true, it's the politicians fault, not mine" If I need to look like an asshole lecturer with a stick up my ass for the next 10 months then so be it, I want my kids to live in a democracy like I did. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] charles@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (1 child) I'm quite well aware. The supreme Court says the way to fix that is to vote them out. Not much else to do. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] grue@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Not much else to do. Well, except for all the tactics the Supreme Court doesn't approve of. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] grue@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago Not much else to do. Well, except for all the tactics the Supreme Court doesn't approve of. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Great motivation to vote. They might have a shitty idea of what competent leadership looks like, but at least Republicans fight for their rights when they think someone is trying to take them away. Keep pretending that voting doesn't matter and it'll eventually come true, and much sooner than you can imagine. People have literally died by the millions to achieve the democracy we take for granted. But it's not granted, it's earned by societies who remain vigilant and actively defend it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Keep pretending that voting doesn’t matter and it’ll eventually come true, and much sooner than you can imagine. Who is doing this? Certainly not me. Thanks for the lecture though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fluxion@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Not talking to you, talking to any potential non-voters who might read your comment and think "true, it's the politicians fault, not mine" If I need to look like an asshole lecturer with a stick up my ass for the next 10 months then so be it, I want my kids to live in a democracy like I did. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Keep pretending that voting doesn’t matter and it’ll eventually come true, and much sooner than you can imagine. Who is doing this? Certainly not me. Thanks for the lecture though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] fluxion@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Not talking to you, talking to any potential non-voters who might read your comment and think "true, it's the politicians fault, not mine" If I need to look like an asshole lecturer with a stick up my ass for the next 10 months then so be it, I want my kids to live in a democracy like I did. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago Not talking to you, talking to any potential non-voters who might read your comment and think "true, it's the politicians fault, not mine" If I need to look like an asshole lecturer with a stick up my ass for the next 10 months then so be it, I want my kids to live in a democracy like I did. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] dirtypirate@kbin.social -19 points 2 years ago (2 children) How's voting working out for the Puerto Ricans? the Cherokee? Creek?, Sioux? Iraqis? El Salvadorians? whether you vote for Drone'Bomba's war mongering fascist or Putin's war mongering fascist... doesn't matter to the people you enslave. like chickens coming home to roost, all that evil shit the USA has been doing is coming around and you ALL deserve it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] fluxion@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago What country are you from? permalink fedilink source parent [–] Theprogressivist@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago So edgy, bro. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago What country are you from? permalink fedilink source parent