• olivebranch@lemmy.caOP
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    8 months ago

    You are wrong, I and most people that ridicule elections, don’t tell people not to vote. Saying it doesn’t matter doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it, just that if you actually want to do something important, it will not be with just voting. If you are so interested in voting, by all means, go vote. But if you are not actually doing anything other then voting or calling people to vote in elections, you are either doing nothing at all or just giving people false hope.

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      8 months ago

      Ah, so you were actually posting an inspiring message about the power of one person to make a difference if they work for change, and the vital importance of getting involved in activism beyond electoral politics at this pivotal point in history. Silly me, how could I have misunderstood.

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        8 months ago

        voting didn’t get people to take LGBTQ+ people seriously. it took a riot and anti-police action. history was not won by votes.

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        8 months ago

        Probably because you got called out so you got focused on that without accepting it and asking, “ok I was wrong, but what should I do then?”. Instead you focused on defending yourself.

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          8 months ago

          Defending myself against fascism winning in this election, yes. Absolutely, 100%. I plan to continue to do so.

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            8 months ago

            the united states is not the beacon of freedom it shows itself to be in movies. it is an oppressive regime that is illegally occupying the hawaiian islands. what are you defending? is it perhaps your rights? your rights are secured by the exploitation of millions if not billions of people.