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He completely betrayed the Constitution you equate to being a Holy Book you lead poisoned Dunce. (lemmy.ml)

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[-] tygerprints@kbin.social 18 points 10 months ago

When the government isn't tolerable, it's time to go and vote your butt off. And that's a lot of voting. Unless you live in Utah like I do, where all voting districts are so over-gerrymandered that no one except a republican candidate can possibly win.

We just had a huge election for congressional reps and there were two candidates, one a popular Democrat with most of the people's support and the other a confirmed trump-supporting book banning conservative hater. She had almost no popular backing. But guess who won.

It sure as hell wasn't the Democrat. And it sure as hell won't be the people of Utah who continue to be embarrassed by our right wing fascist asshole legislatures that have banned ALL healthcare for women and made it illegal to ever take a landlord to court over any issue. I love living in neo-nazi times, it sure makes the Dark Ages look appealing by comparison.

[-] helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

where all voting districts are so over-gerrymandered

It's like that in a lot of states, probably all of them.

[-] tygerprints@kbin.social 4 points 10 months ago

It's a sickness that makes our country one of the worst in the entire world. In Utah, you can register as a democrat, but you can't cast a vote as a democrat, they will not give ballots to registered democrats in Salt Lake or anywhere else in the state.

[-] Stez827@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

What? Is that legal?

[-] tygerprints@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago

It's legal when the Republican controlled legislator says it is, and after they are the ones who make all the laws here.

[-] Stez827@sh.itjust.works 2 points 10 months ago

That's insane

[-] tygerprints@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago

Yep. That's Utah. They're actually considering putting gay people in jail for "sodomy" without necessity of any jury trial (that is actually bill before our current legislature). You must realize, if it can happen here, it will probably spread to other states also.

[-] Stez827@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

Yeah luckily though I live in California so probably won't happen here at least I hope it doesnt me being a gay person

[-] tygerprints@kbin.social 1 points 10 months ago

You're very lucky to live there. I lived for two years in Santa Cruz and felt like it was really my home. I was in a gay relationship (long term) and we moved to California mostly because he wanted to. But I fell in love with Santa Cruz, got a good job in San Jose and wanted to stay, but he eventually persuaded me into moving back to Utah - then years later, dumped me and left me here. >:( And I'm damn mad about it, but may get the opportunity to move soon. And I'll never come back to Utah under any circumstances.

[-] Stez827@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

Oooof I'm sorry hopefully you do soon :)

[-] tygerprints@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago

It'll be fairly soon, but I don't know where just yet. Thanks for the positive feedback!

[-] Spendrill@lemm.ee 13 points 10 months ago

I'm enjoying the title more than the meme tbh.

[-] Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website 6 points 10 months ago

If that was a peaceful protest, then would it still be grevious bodily harm if your uncle spontaneously broke because of your peaceful actions?

[-] frauddogg@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 11 months ago

Comrade Usagi really is a strong fuckin energy

[-] Rustmilian@lemmy.world -2 points 11 months ago

When the government is no longer tolerable it is the right of the people to dissolve it.
I think it's about that time...

[-] ReCursing@kbin.social 7 points 10 months ago

In acid?

[-] Rustmilian@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Sure, just aim it at the politicians.

[-] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 4 points 11 months ago

It’s called elections

[-] darthelmet@lemmy.world 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Not that this has anything to do with Jan 6th since it was just right wingers throwing a hissy fit, but elections in America don't work. People aren't given real alternatives to the establishment through all sorts of structural barriers. The government doesn't represent people's interests to any statistically significant degree. When you consider the US's efforts to coup left wing governments around the world, it's easy to extrapolate that if we ever were to successfully elect someone who could enact real change, the military/intelligence agencies would step in to stop them.

You don't need to defend our broken system just to call right wingers fascists. If anything their prominence is an indictment of our system. That our government is more open to people who want to subjugate the majority of the country and violate our supposed constitutional rights than people who represent the majority of the country tells you all you need to know about American "democracy." And before you say it, no, it's not because a lot of people want fascism, they're still in the minority by far, but our electoral process is set up to favor them over more majoritarian interests.

[-] Rustmilian@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.--That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government..."
-The Declaration of Independence