I recently heard a phrase I really like: “Vote with your protest boots on”. Because let’s face it—the Harris campaign will not do the right thing on their own. They need to be pressured until they have no other option. So vote but make sure that’s the least thing you are doing.
Trump will not do the right thing no matter what. It’s just not in his character, and his political coalition won’t allow it anyway. I expect attempts to pressure him will be met with extreme violence.
A progressive who stays home on Election Day — or backs Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Cornel West, or No Labels — is voting for Donald Trump."
"Progressives should not make the same mistake that Ernst Thälmann made in 1932. The leader of the German Communist Party, Thälmann saw mainstream liberals as his enemies, and so the center and left never joined forces against the Nazis. Thälmann famously said that 'some Nazi trees must not be allowed to overshadow a forest' of social democrats, whom he sneeringly called 'social fascists.'
After Adolf Hitler gained power in 1933, Thälmann was arrested. He was shot on Hitler’s orders in Buchenwald concentration camp in 1944."
Oh, come on... who among us hasn't had dinner with a convicted lying general pardoned but tRump, a murderous war monger dictator, and his yes men cronies?
Since many in this community have a habit of resorting to personal attacks when responding to posts recently, I'll say this: I support and respect everyone’s right to vote for who they want to.
I'm just posting this article that’s already available on a much bigger platform than Lemmy—I didn’t write it, just sharing it for discussion.
Pointing out how a moral stance leads to actual outcomes isn’t a personal attack.
I never said it was. But calling me an idiot and a troll are personal attacks. I'm fine with people disagreeing. It's the name-calling that is out of line.
Pointing out how a moral stance leads to actual outcomes isn’t a personal attack.