He got me to read the Manifesto and would have hours’ long debates with our social-democratic roommate and now this. It’s really shaking me up a bit.

He is on the whole defeatist ‘nothing will fundamentally shake the imperial machine so might as well pick the wardog with better domestic policies’ tip. I want to get through to him but I am getting stuck.

For example:

i also refuse to not vote my conscience but i figured this time its not like doing this abstract process to pick if id prefer -100 points vs -200 points is gonna matter that much if i genuinely believe itll even be slightly better under kamala i might as well

kitty-birthday-sad

  • REgon [they/them]@hexbear.net
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    5 days ago

    Here we go again. The fact that you’re all just saying the exact same idiotic stupidities is honestly baffling. In a sense it’s nice since I don’t have to type out something unique for each and every one of you, but how can you live like that? Totally unexamined? Just… An empty vessel for whatever is on the front page of reddit to be broadcast into your skull this day.

    And here’s an extra special treat, just for you because I imagine you’re gonna say something about not voting being a vote for Trump