• SirDerpy@lemmy.world
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      Alternatively, one could disengage from the electoral system and instead focus actions history has proven effective.

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        Lol, which wars fought by a democracy are you thinking have been ended by non democratic means?

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          The failed invasions and colonizations of Vietnam, Afghanistan, etc. were ended through brutal defeat despite decades of “democratic” support.

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            2 months ago

            The post to which I was responding was:

            Alternatively, one could disengage from the electoral system and instead focus on actions history has proven effective.

            So, going by you Mr answer, are you suggesting the appropriate non electoral response is to go fight in Gaza?

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          The New Deal, the Civil Rights Act, Women’s Lib, cessation of hostility in Vietnam, the Clean Water Act, the ADA, Lol.

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            Ummm, all of those came about via democracy?

            Edit: Also, most of those weren’t wars…

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                Are you maybe meaning to comment on another thread or something? Right now it looks like you’re trying to claim that “The New Deal, the Civil Rights Act, Women’s Lib, cessation of hostility in Vietnam, the Clean Water Act, the ADA” all of which (except maybe arguably Vietnam) were things passed by popular demand by a democratically elected government…

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                    There were mass movements that translated to electoral victory… In other words, democracy function led exactly as it should.

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      Given Trump’s full support of genocide, I would say voting for him would be choosing genocide and not “minimizing”.