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  • Dagwood222@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    Give me ten minutes and I can ‘prove’ that any one was or wasn’t a Socialist depending on my mood.

      • Dagwood222@lemm.ee
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        2 months ago

        Back in the day I had the privilege of knowing some old school Communists. People who had gone to Spain to fight Fascism and been blacklisted at home.

        One of the stories they told was about how in 1968 they were warning young voters to get to the polls to stop Nixon. It wasn’t that they were in love with Hubert Humphrey, but they knew he was a million times better than Nixon.

        The situation is the same today. If you aren’t voting for Harris and every other Dem you’re ignoring reality.

        • Socialist Mormon Satanist@lemmy.worldOP
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          2 months ago

          My grandfather went through something similar. He faced relentless hate and pressure from both sides of the political spectrum, but he never caved and stayed true to his convictions.

          Just like those old-school Communists, he knew the power of standing firm, even when the world seemed against him.

          Choosing the “lesser of two evils” was never his style, and I’m the same way. I won’t be bullied into casting a vote I don’t believe in, and neither would he.

          In my opinion, respecting someone’s decision to vote their conscience is a lot more powerful than forcing them to pick the so-called “realistic” choice.

          I won’t be voting Harris. I’m proud to vote third party.

          • Dagwood222@lemm.ee
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            2 months ago

            I’m sure you think you sound like you have integrity, but it sounds like privilege to me.

            Women have actually died because they couldn’t get abortions.

            I could point out a lot of other things that happened because of Trump, but let’s just deal with this one issue.

            And you totally misread the idea of the old school Communists standing firm.

            Another thing they talked about was Ho Chi Minh working with the American OSS in WW2. Ho would have known all about America’s history of racism and genocide, but that didn’t matter because there was a bigger threat to his people.

            And please name the ‘Third Party’ you’re planning on voting for. There’s proof that the GOP has helped both the Libertarians and the Greens get on the ballot to help split the Dem vote.