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So-called socialist Bernie Sanders urges left to back President Biden for reelection (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] cfgaussian@lemmygrad.ml 36 points 1 year ago (2 children)

False dichotomy. You don't need to support Trump to oppose warmonger Biden and the Democratic Party.

[–] Effort0499@lemmygrad.ml 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This is what happens when US ~~democracy~~ fascism only allows its slaves to choose between the modern day equivalent of Hitler and Mussolini.

[–] PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml 19 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

And we can't even tell which one is Hitler and which one is Mussolini.

[–] ChairmanMeow@programming.dev 8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Except it isn't, because this is literally what FPTP enforces, especially with just two large parties. You must vote "against" what you hate least, lest they win the election.

The American electoral system enforces mediocrity.

[–] cfgaussian@lemmygrad.ml 18 points 1 year ago

There aren't two parties, there is only one corporate uniparty. Hence no matter who wins the same warmongering, imperialist, neoliberal, anti-worker policies continue.

[–] absentthereaper@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 year ago

And I detest them both equally. 'Smiling' foxes on one side, and slavering wolves on the other.

[–] silent_water@hexbear.net 6 points 1 year ago

whoever wins, we lose. wasting energy on either of them is a fool's errand.

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 0 points 1 year ago

Hello, go fuck yourself.