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overherewiththequeers:
sirfrogsworth:
I got some cynical responses to my last post where I encouraged people to vote.
I got meme’d and GIF’d. Probably some eye-rolling was involved.
Yes, I am an optimistic idealist. I understand that some may think voting will not do any good at this point. They think I am being unrealistic.
Though compared to more militant approaches, I think my approach is still a bit more realistic.
The violent overthrow of the government is not happening any time soon. That’s most likely a quick death for the few willing to try. I doubt you’ll convince many people to give up everything for a hopeless fight.
Ridding the US of capitalism overnight ain’t happening either. Your fantasies of billionaires lining up for the guillotine are probably going to stay in your head for now.
Not to mention any drastic and immediate transition on this scale has always been accompanied by blood and misery and generations of painful recovery.
That would literally kill me. I could not survive it. So pardon me if I want to try voting first.
The thing is, our voter turnout has been abysmal. Too few of us have been participating.
At the moment, they can only rig the system if the results are fairly close. I do not believe they can handle a landslide. Not yet. And we have the numbers for a landslide.
I think Trump and his supporters have been quite the motivator. I am hopeful that enough people will choose to vote so we can move things back in a better direction.
No, the Democrats are not perfect. But they are still the right direction. And as a new generation of politicians enter the fray, maybe they can inject more modern ideas into the system. We can slowly introduce socialist programs over time. We could start with healthcare. Maybe education. Slow and steady.
This is a game of inches. Wanting to change overnight with a bloody revolution… well… let’s just say I should be the one memeing you. I should be the one sending passive aggressive GIFs to you. My eyes are not rolling… they are spinning around in circles.
Since your way = my death… no, I’m probably not going to be on board with that.
I’m gonna continue to tell folks to vote.
And I’m not going to give up hope because your edgy ass thinks everything besides “burning it all down” is pointless.
If your argument is that you don’t agree with the system, so you’re not going to vote, you are an accomplice.
If your argument is that you aren’t going to get everything that you want, so you’re not going to vote, you are an accomplice.
When you stand by and do nothing at all, and then complain about what happened while you chose not to get involved, you are enabling the people who are trying very hard to turn the USA into Hitler’s Germany (and starting to make serious progress).
Fucking vote. If you can’t bring yourself to vote FOR someone, then vote AGAINST someone. THat’s how it works. Maybe you don’t like it, but your distaste isn’t helping anyone.
The Republicans have put a lying rapist on the Supreme Court. They’ve started a trade war with China. They’re putting kids in concentration camps. And that’s just THREE examples of the last TWO YEARS.
Fucking vote, or shut your fucking mouth.
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overherewiththequeers:
sirfrogsworth:
I got some cynical responses to my last post where I encouraged people to vote.
I got meme’d and GIF’d. Probably some eye-rolling was involved.
Yes, I am an optimistic idealist. I understand that some may think voting will not do any good at this point. They think I am being unrealistic.
Though compared to more militant approaches, I think my approach is still a bit more realistic.
The violent overthrow of the government is not happening any time soon. That’s most likely a quick death for the few willing to try. I doubt you’ll convince many people to give up everything for a hopeless fight.
Ridding the US of capitalism overnight ain’t happening either. Your fantasies of billionaires lining up for the guillotine are probably going to stay in your head for now.
Not to mention any drastic and immediate transition on this scale has always been accompanied by blood and misery and generations of painful recovery.
That would literally kill me. I could not survive it. So pardon me if I want to try voting first.
The thing is, our voter turnout has been abysmal. Too few of us have been participating.
At the moment, they can only rig the system if the results are fairly close. I do not believe they can handle a landslide. Not yet. And we have the numbers for a landslide.
I think Trump and his supporters have been quite the motivator. I am hopeful that enough people will choose to vote so we can move things back in a better direction.
No, the Democrats are not perfect. But they are still the right direction. And as a new generation of politicians enter the fray, maybe they can inject more modern ideas into the system. We can slowly introduce socialist programs over time. We could start with healthcare. Maybe education. Slow and steady.
This is a game of inches. Wanting to change overnight with a bloody revolution… well… let’s just say I should be the one memeing you. I should be the one sending passive aggressive GIFs to you. My eyes are not rolling… they are spinning around in circles.
Since your way = my death… no, I’m probably not going to be on board with that.
I’m gonna continue to tell folks to vote.
And I’m not going to give up hope because your edgy ass thinks everything besides “burning it all down” is pointless.
If your argument is that you don’t agree with the system, so you’re not going to vote, you are an accomplice.
If your argument is that you aren’t going to get everything that you want, so you’re not going to vote, you are an accomplice.
When you stand by and do nothing at all, and then complain about what happened while you chose not to get involved, you are enabling the people who are trying very hard to turn the USA into Hitler’s Germany (and starting to make serious progress).
Fucking vote. If you can’t bring yourself to vote FOR someone, then vote AGAINST someone. THat’s how it works. Maybe you don’t like it, but your distaste isn’t helping anyone.
The Republicans have put a lying rapist on the Supreme Court. They’ve started a trade war with China. They’re putting kids in concentration camps. And that’s just THREE examples of the last TWO YEARS.
Fucking vote, or shut your fucking mouth.
(Your picture was not posted)
