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I had basically given up on electoralism for years at this point.
I do not believe the western working class by and large has any revolutionary potential, basically JDPON-pilled.

But the genocide in Palestine really made me more invested in this whole dog and pony show again.
I guess I figured like…sure bourgeoise democracy will not bring about socialism, but at the very least you can still get some concessions potentially out of it.
Perhaps I was naive, but like…I wanted to hope there was some way the Democrats could be convinced to stop it by November, even if it was electoralist bullshit I feel like the Palestinians deserved (and still deserve) even a futile attempt.

But seeing the shit with the DSA, especially the SMC and Groundwork caucuses, seeing unions who oppose the genocide endorse Biden/Harris right out the gate, seeing the Uncommitted movement do the same while the Harris campaign has done nothing but spit in their face….

I am filled with a helpless rage. Americans are the most pathetic contemptible creatures on this earth.

I’M NOT EVEN ASKING FOR SOCIALISM! ALL I’M ASKING FOR IS THE DEMOCRATS TO COME AROUND ON AN ISSUE 77% OF DEMOCRATS AND 61% OF AMERICANS OPPOSE!
BUT EVEN THAT IS TOO MUCH, TOO HARD FOR THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO FIGHT FOR EVEN WHEN IT IS ALLEDGELY THEIR WHOLE REASON FOR EXISTING!!

I knew Americans were useless and selfish, and short-sighted and stupid…but I didn’t think they were to this extent.
That was my mistake I guess.

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[-] [email protected] 12 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

I had some very faint hope that jokermala would be marginally less harmful than trump-moist but after the convention and that goosestepping spectacle and "most lethal fighting force" promise, I can't in good conscience say that anymore. Especially on a global level, she may very well be a more competent and efficient genocide enjoyer and by contrast the nazi clown shit that trump-moist would otherwise be up to would at least be somewhat more contained to Burgerland.

On a petty personal level I'd at least take comfort in my-hero eating shit in the event of a jokermala victory. Unless she can't even fucking do that.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

ALL I’M ASKING FOR IS THE DEMOCRATS TO COME AROUND ON AN ISSUE 77% OF DEMOCRATS AND 61% OF AMERICANS OPPOSE!

It is not, and never has been, a mechanism for enacting popular will.

You've had 10 years for Gilens and Page to soak in. Be very enraged... but be not surprised.

[-] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago

I think it might be different if there were any viable third party candidate to rally around. It's hard to protest Harris over Palestine when like, Trump would be worse. Probably not much worse, but still hard to gin up any enthusiasm about it.

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