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[-] VinnyDaCat@lemmy.world 46 points 5 months ago

He's surprisingly right, even if he is part of the problem.

The current political climate in this country can't last into the long-term future. I dislike the idea of conflict but many of the current right's ideals simply cannot coexist with those outside of their cult. The right has also been more aggressive about dismantling the country in several areas as a means of takeover. They really do see this as a battle or a war.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 18 points 5 months ago

And remember, it only takes one side to start a war. Once that happens, you fight to defend yourself or you die.

[-] PoliticalAgitator@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

They accomplished the majority of it by simply showing up. They didn't need their guns or elaborate criminal conspiracies, they just applied for positions of power (however minor) and used that power to push their agenda and support their dogshit friends doing the same.

Meanwhile, progressivism on the internet has been taken over nihilistic neckbeards that just sit back and watch it all happen, making worthless promises about how if it gets too bad, their for-profit firearms will bail them out.

We used to get arrested.

[-] retrospectology@lemmy.world 0 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I've got news, it's not progressives standing in the way of fighting this. It's the morons who cling to "bipartisanship" because they still think this is about protecting the corporate money hose with their GOP pals across the aisle.

Meanwhile every Republican will vote like an ideolouge whether they are ir not. Neoliberalism has failed, utterly and completely, to confront fascism. Instead they bury their heads in the sand, ignore their growing base of Millenials and GenZ, and think they can protect a status quo that's dissolving beneath their feet.

People like you need to wake up. You're not going to get "slow progress" out of the lesser of two evils, you're going to get a negligbly slower slide into fascism. There is no protecting your comfortable bubble at this point.

[-] PoliticalAgitator@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

What progressives? There's about 3 of them in politics. They don't have the power to stand in the way of anything because they're hopelessly outnumbered by "neoliberalism but you can have crumbs and social things".

People like you need to wake up. You're not going to get "slow progress" out of the lesser of two evils, you're going to get a negligbly slower slide into fascism. There is no protecting your comfortable bubble at this point.

Who do you think I am?

[-] Asafum@feddit.nl 4 points 5 months ago

Their message doesn't seem to be edited so I believe their ending of "we used to get arrested" speaks to what they think we should be doing. I don't think they care much for moderates if they're advocating violence.

[-] DogWater@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago

Armed minorities are harder to oppress.

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[-] fukurthumz420@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

They really do see this as a battle or a war

it is. you need to see it that way too if you want to win it.

[-] Sweetpeaches69@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Arm up, comrades. They'll surely fire the first round, but we need to fire the last.

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