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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (2 children)

but I’m voting for him to avoid the US becoming a theocratic fascist state…

It's not avoiding it, it's making it happen slower.

I think you've forgotten how religious Biden is and how much he's talked about that influencing his positions.

Why do you think he's essentially ignored Roe V Wade being overturned? He doesn't want abortion to be legal due to his religious views.

He did an executive order, but it accomplished nothing. And that was just because midterms were coming.

And the way he's encouraging cops to go after peaceful protesters?

He's saying the same bullshit about protesters trump said about BLM protesters.

Biden isn't against fascism, he's against the other team being in charge of it.

That's what happens when one side turns the fascism up to 11, and the only other option is obsessed with meeting them half way.

The best result is slightly more than half fascist.

And that hurts turnout, and low turnout is when the fascists win.

The best way to stop the fascists, is to fight them, not compromise with them. That shit doesn't work.

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It's making it happen slower

Yeah, I literally acknowledged that.

I'm voting for him to avoid the US becoming a theocratic fascist state... Faster than it already is at least.

The best way to stop the fascists, is to fight them, not compromise with them. That shit doesn't work.

So what, don't vote and do direct action instead?

[–] archomrade@midwest.social 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Withholding support is direct action.

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 5 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Direct action to support a fascist takeover of America. Fuck's sake have we learned nothing from his first 4 years? Hillary was a flaming piece of shit but if she won we would still have reproductive rights in America.

[–] archomrade@midwest.social 2 points 6 months ago (2 children)

It's the same as threatening a union strike to force concessions for collective bargaining.

The strike isn't the goal, but being willing to do it gives you power to negotiate.

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Again, Hillary was such a huge piece of shit that the voter turnout wasn't there. Trump was the result of that protest. Dems responded by giving us biden. They won't learn. Biden also barely changed course from the primary protest vote.

[–] archomrade@midwest.social 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Hilary lost because she chose to alienate her progressive caucus and run a campaign focused on her opponent instead of her own policies.

Now that you mention it that does sound familiar. Biden should have the benefit of hindsight.

[–] SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 4 points 6 months ago

Like I said. They won't learn 🤷

[–] Soggy@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

A strike means things stop. A protest vote means things go backwards, as if there was an entire workforce of scabs waiting to swoop in when the strike starts. There's no leverage.

[–] archomrade@midwest.social 0 points 6 months ago

A strike means things stop. A protest vote means things go backwards

Think of everything leading up to the election as the strike, and the company going bankrupt from the strike as the result of the election.