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[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 47 points 1 year ago (5 children)

You would think with how convinced they seem of this kind of doomsday scenario, that you'd see a lot of liberals organizing. I suspect they are enjoying the pretense of fighting an epic battle of good vs evil (where evil is thwarted by an election), but deep down they know that "nothing will fundamentally change" (at least as far as their treats are concerned).

[–] axont@hexbear.net 39 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's so disingenuous too. America already brutalizes huge masses of people and liberals don't care.

[–] NewLeaf@hexbear.net 22 points 1 year ago

Look how they cheered on the college protests getting smashed up. Or go on your local "overheard in _______ town" Facebook page and watch them braying for homeless peoples blood.

[–] Frogmanfromlake@hexbear.net 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They’ll do what the woman’s march did and walk in big crowds doing nothing

[–] NewLeaf@hexbear.net 16 points 1 year ago

And get permits!

[–] BodyBySisyphus@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago

maybe-later-honey "They can't put us in camps if they don't have the votes!"

[–] NewLeaf@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They really like the trappings of being revolutionary, but are all just hoping that Biden wins so they don't have to skip brunch.

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Uh, I might also like those trappings... But I don't think they'll even skip brunch. Really they'll removed and moan about single issue (genocide) voters, and then idk... increase their monthly contributions to the DNC?

[–] NewLeaf@hexbear.net 10 points 1 year ago

That's about it.

"Stand by to take the blame"

-Zap Brannigan

[–] footfaults@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You would think with how convinced they seem of this kind of doomsday scenario, that you'd see a lot of liberals organizing.

It's called vote

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I get that. I meant that with the stakes so high, and the outcome so uncertain, that they might be thinking of a backup plan.

[–] footfaults@hexbear.net 14 points 1 year ago

The backup plan is to just fundraise like crazy off all the angry liberals who had their brunch interrupted and then do nothing.

It worked in 2016

[–] SexUnderSocialism@hexbear.net 5 points 1 year ago

The backup plan:

hillary

It's her time to shine. hillgasm