…yeah, I’m sure Trump will have your back…

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    …yeah, I’m sure Trump will have your back…

    Exactly. I’m sure they’re pissed at Biden for his position on Israel. Justifiably. But Trump already has a track record of being bigoted when it comes to Muslims and already talks about oppressing them, so this seems like cutting off their noses to spite their faces.

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      I think it’s just shitty they have to choose between their families getting attacked in the Middle East and their families getting attacked in America.

      What a terrible system of government.

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        I agree with you 100%, but that’s the reality of the situation. We should have anything but FPTP voting in this country so people like American Muslims don’t have to make faustian bargains, but I hope they realize they do have to make that bargain if they wish to retain their rights.

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          That’s the neat part about this system: Even if they do vote there’s a decent chance Biden still loses and they lose their rights anyway.

          This entire world is fucked.

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          I agree with you 100%, but that’s the reality of the situation.

          It’s great that voters have to adapt to politicians instead of the other way around.

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            I never even implied it was great. Reality is often not great. It’s still reality and the reality is it’s going to be either Trump or Biden barring Trump not being allowed on ballots. So they only have two choices and not voting for Biden is a vote for Trump. That sucks, but that’s just how it is going to work in 2024. Nothing is going to change in terms of U.S. elections over the next year and to expect that is a folly.

            The reality is that American Muslims are not going to like who is president regardless. I hope they think about who is less likely to oppress them and that isn’t Trump.

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              I never even implied it was great. Reality is often not great.

              It’s great for the politicians who think they are in a position to demand unconditional fealty, and the people who matter to them. If the party doesn’t want people to act like they’re being taken advantage of, the party just has to stop taking advantage of people.

              People who have never been betrayed by the party they vote for sure love to lecture people who have.

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                Excuse me, but you don’t know a fucking thing about me. As a disabled person, the Democratic Party betrayed me by not implementing single payer healthcare. You know what’s worse? Anything Trump has in mind. So no, I don’t like Democrats. I vote for them because the worst Democrat is better than the best Republican and those are the only two valid options right now.

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                  Excuse me, but you don’t know a fucking thing about me.

                  Wasn’t talking about you. Were you lecturing me?

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                    You were talking to me. Sure seemed like you were talking about me. And I can’t know what someone else on the internet would consider a lecture, but it considering I’ve been told I was lecturing by writing a paragraph, I could very well have been lecturing you from your perspective.

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            We absolutely do not “have to.” This is the slightly less overtly fascist party daring us to find someone better. We absolutely can.

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      So, are Democrats going to adapt to this reality?

      Or are they gonna demand enthusiastic support regardless of their behavior and start blaming people they already regarded with withering contempt when that doesn’t work?

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              Because just like battered partners will find it hard to reclaim their power, they can * reclaim their power; and we can too.

              Edited for formatting

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                  Sorry. Next time I want you to not pretend I’m expecting you to have perfect control over a major political party, I’ll make sure to preface any questions with something that makes it clear that I’m asking you to speculate and not disclose the party’s plans for the future.

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        This is just another iteration in the infinite loop of “blue no matter who.” We could’ve had Kucinich but the media conglomerates did their overlords’ bidding and silenced him. We could’ve had a lot of human, but infinitely more decent pols. They either ended up dead or received media silence. Funny how tfg continues to get plenty of coverage.

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      The democrats also actively work against minorities. The difference is that you guys try to hide it, when the republicans are honest about hating people who aren’t middle-class whites.

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        Are you actually claiming that Democrats are as oppressive and dangerous to minorities as Republicans? Because that’s some “enlightened centrist” bullshit.

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          I’m a militant leftist, thank you. And as long as democrats are voting with republicans to increase police militarization and immunity, and to fund genocides in the middle east, I don’t wanna hear any liberal bullshit from you about how your side is better. You’re murdering too, you just like to pretend you aren’t because you want our votes.

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            I see, so because they both take the same very abhorrent position on Israel, there’s no difference between them on any other important issue. Got it. Also, when my voting strategy is ‘don’t let Republicans get into office under any circumcstances,’ I’m not sure how the Democratic party is ‘my side’ except in that we have the same political end goals. Perhaps you could explain that.

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              If your voting for politicians because you think they aren’t as bad as the other side, then you’re perpetuating the problem. You’re not solving anything, you’re just encouraging the democrats to continue doing absolutely nothing while in power that doesn’t benefit their corporate sponsors. That’s what people refer to as a bootlicker. But keep patting yourself on the back like you actually did something helpful. I would hate for you to have to actually confront your participation in the oppression of minorities.

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                Do you think anyone other than Biden or Trump is likely to be president of the U.S. after 2024? Otherwise I’m not sure how voting for one over the other perpetuates anything. I can’t control the fact that it’s those two and no one else. That’s reality. Insulting me won’t make reality any less reality.

                And if you’d read a little bit, you’d see I’m disabled, so I am a minority that is oppressed, thank you.

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        What specifically in Biden’s voting record means he will oppress Muslims more than Trump will? You tell me. He has a very long voting record, so telling me to look it up is not especially informative or helpful.

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          Lol he has been in politics for like 50 years.

          While your at it, why not look up your childhood friends? I’m sure they are in a phonebook.