• hark@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I, too, remember when biden winning in 2020 ended trump and fascism.

    • KatakiY@lemmy.world
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      1 day ago

      Thankfully we only live four to eight years at a time so I have no idea what you’re talking about. This problem will go away completely if we elect John democrat.

      Unjerk: voting for harm reduction and local elections is important but don’t stop there. Join a mutual aid group, attend local meetings if you can and care for your neighbors.

      • XiJinpingStanAccount@lemmy.ml
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        20 hours ago

        Yeah I think that’s what makes people so annoyed about the energy put towards voting. Like I don’t care if you vote. I’m not gonna. But do whatever. But I wish like 25% of the energy people put toward voting also went towards any of that other stuff. So it does annoy me a bit seeing all the vote blue no matter who stuff. Because I know they’re gonna go vote and pat themselves on the back and call it a day the vast majority of the time.

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        1 day ago

        Image says the answer to the question “when did voting last end an authoritarian regime” is “two days ago”. I’m just pointing out that it didn’t end it. You added the “ineffective” part.

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      1 day ago

      To be fair, it won’t be a full blown dictatorship until he takes a third term by force. Until then it’s just sparkling tyranny.

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        1 day ago

        “Dictatorship” is not just a synonym for any unelected leader. Begging you people to learn what the words you use mean

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          1 day ago

          Dictators can still be voted for, and many of them are through highly rigged elections. A burecrat is someone who’s appointed to a position of power, which’d be closer in alignment with that definition. Really I don’t think either term would apply here in good faith.

          • BanMeFromPosting@lemmy.ml
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            1 day ago

            Oligarch is right there, but these people wanna misuse every term they hear.
            There’s also plenty of people put in positions of power that aren’t classified as bureaucrats (like the Catholic clergy, a bunch of different regional administrators of the byzantine, latin and SEA Empires)