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'Call This What It Is—Theft': Republicans Approve Largest Medicaid, SNAP Cuts in US History
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Imagine telling a minority "you deserve to be killed by fascists because you didn't vote for my preferred candidate."
It's like they say! Scratch a liberal...
It's not like "they" say. It's what idiots say.
Imagine telling someone you're fine with queer people being killed at home, because you're so entitled that you sat out to defend those people.
Did I say I was fine with this? I just believe we can do things other than wait for the next election to stop it from happening. Get organized, get a gun, and get ready.
Are you going to act? Or are you going to sit on your ass and wait for another election that is never going to come?
Because if you're waiting for the next election to stop fascism you are going to lose.
There's this nice little thing called OPSEC and talking about such things just makes you a target.
Talking about what? Owning a gun is a right! I certainly would never use it for anything other than paper target shooting on a gun range.
That's all paper ballots are good for - target practice.
But it's not bad opsec to tell people to buy guns. That's just sensible. The people without guns are the ones that are targeted first .
It's called self preservation and acknowledging that America's voting system is fundamentally flawed. You vote for harm reduction not perfection.
It's easier to fight against the genocide in Israel when you're not under a fascist government in your own country
I refuse to choose genocide for self preservation.
In fact, I kind of want to die just for my role as a passive participant in the genocide. I think about Aaron Bushnell a lot.
So by not wanting to be complicit in one genocide you allowed fascism to rise and now are unwilling complicit in more crimes against humanity.
Harm reduction is a simple concept
Then you'll get fascism at home. And did.
You sound like kind of a fool.
Imagine being part of a minority that a president has vowed to hunt and actively or passively help that president come to power so he can hunt you.
I live in a red state, my vote doesn't even fucking count in this shit hole country.
Don't be so modest, you're excited for me to get murdered for being disobedient. That's why you won't lift a finger to resist fascism. Voting is the limit of your participation in politics and you aren't going to be allowed to vote fascist away.
I won't be surprised when volunteer to be one of the camp guards because you think you can change the system from the inside.
I'm not even american. And every time I can vote, I do against fascism. Because if I have to choose between a literal nazi and someone who's imperfect but it's not a nazi, I kinda prefer to be governed by the one that's not a nazi.
And since we are talking about genocide: remember that the turd YOU helped putting in the white house is allowing the zionazi to run wild and even think of annexing Gaza (after "cleansing" it).
Loser attitude.
Whiny bitch attitude.
We voted against it, dipshit. Stop trying to goad others into taking physical action when you're too much of a pussy to do it yourself.
Stop typing. The more you type, the more of a fool you make yourself out to be.