• 3abas@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    I can’t start a revolution by myself, I’ll be arrested and you’ll be the first to condemn me and say “we need to peacefully resolve this by voting for Democrats in the next election!”

    It’s not “tough talk”, I said nothing tough. But there is no willingness to do what it takes, it’s very obvious what it takes, just look at history and see how people defeat fascists, there’s only one way it ever works, and it’s never by voting to the complicit second in power political party.

    The reason we’re fucked is because people express voting in the midterms as their hope, instead of signaling to each other that they’re willing to do what it takes. But that’s uncomfortable and cuts into your apple tv time or whatever you waste your evenings on.

    As far as me, couldn’t help you if I wanted. I’m not in the US, I’m just watching the empire collapse. I’d prefer Americans do something positive with their country and turn it into a force for good, but collapsing is still a net positive for the world. I saw we are fucked because my country’s currency is stupidly still pegged to the USD, and when that crashes it’ll fuck with our economy too.

    But hey, at least you shot back at me and lol’ed and dismissed me as throwing peanuts, you’re doing your part! Keep worshipping complicit genocidal Democrats and hoping they save you.

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      I’m not in the US

      Ah, and ladies & gentlemen — there it is. The convenient cop-out. Good friend, for your country pegged to the USD, you are but a mere plane-ticket away! (cue next excuse)

      But hey, keep throwing peanuts from the peanut gallery and pretend you know better; though best not to say “we” if you’re not going to be in the fight, yeah buddy? ;)

      Go to sleep, wedge-driving tankies.

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        You’re saying I should book a flight to start a revolution in your country on your behalf because my country that’s been ravaged by American imperialism pegged its currency to the petrodollar?

        Okay, deal, I’ll join. I’ll be your Che, but you have to be Fidel first.

        I know it’s hard for you Americans to think of the rest of the world as even human, but we’re affected by your empire and we are in this shit together. But you’re on the front lines, and you need to fight instead of hiding behind complicit neo-liberals who use you as rhetoric to serve the same fascist capitalist class. We are fucked because of your inaction and apathy.

        Read some non colonial history books.

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          By all means, please proceed with throwing peanuts from the peanut gallery from far away, and I’ll continue calling out one’s Chamberlain-like excuses.

          Silly wedge-driving tankies.

          To those viewing be aware of users like this who have an expressed intent to fan stochastic flames and also wedge-drive. Obvious Russian tactics (and no, need not originate from there but certainly possible).

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            Holy shit straight to calling me Russian, hope original.

            I’m an American citizen, for what it’s worth. A Palestinian American, and I don’t view it as my duty to fight to save your empire when you think genociding my people is the “lesser evil”. When you wake up and fight for humanity, I’ll join you. Until then, first they came for the communists and all that…