• HCSOThrowaway
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    2 days ago

    What you’re missing is that politics is compromise, by definition.

    I don’t like that the Democrats don’t align with my beliefs perfectly, but I’d rather vote against Trump than whine about the Democrats not being perfect and stay home, which is what a massive portion of American voters did, thanks in large part to the “Why bother when the Democrats are just as bad?” messaging that is completely a PsyOp that helps Trump whether you’re doing it on purpose or not.

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      2 days ago

      What compromise?!?!? Your “vote blue no matter how many people it hurts/kills” is the reason why the “reactionary right” has the base that it does.

      Your politic of appeasement does not end well. You cannot compromise with reality.

      Where do you draw the line? At what point are the Democrats too compromised even for you? Genocide abroad and concentration camps at your locale clearly aren’t enough.

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        1 day ago

        What compromise?!?!? Your “vote blue no matter how many people it hurts/kills” is the reason why the “reactionary right” has the base that it does.

        1. Never said that

        2. No it isn’t

        The right has its base because they know they can be increasingly extreme and their supporters will still fall in line while the left will purity test everyone to no end, driving voter apathy and infighting.

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            24 hours ago

            The minute a D is, on balance, worse than an R, I would vote against them (i.e. for the R).

            If the Rs are enthusiastic about supporting genocide and the Ds are toying with going against it? I’ll vote D.

            If the Rs are enthusiastic about depriving minorities of their rights and the Ds are meekly speaking out against it? I’ll vote D.

            etc. etc.

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              3 hours ago

              So there is no line.

              You will legitimaze, and actively advocate, for your own death so long as the Ds say nice things during the execution?

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                2 hours ago

                Nope!

                Cool straw man, though.

                What’s your aim here, anyway? Propaganda for readers? Convincing me of something? I would say you’re not doing well on either metric, given the vast majority of your recent comments are fairly transparent straw men.

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                  2 hours ago

                  Deflecting won’t get you out of this.

                  If we play along though, can your share your definition of a strawman? Would it be less of a “strawman” to say ‘You will advocate for your own death, and the death of others, so long as the Ds delay the trigger pulling by 1ns.’?

                  If you answer yes/no to that “strawman” then I’ll explain my aim.

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                    2 hours ago

                    Deflecting won’t get you out of this.

                    lmao, tuff

                    If you answer yes/no to that “strawman” then I’ll explain my aim.

                    I already answered your ridiculous question. Maybe you should polish up on your English reading skills?