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[–] Dinsmore@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I think a lot of people actually are saying that voting blue is the end of the matter. When you ask people who hate leftists what they are doing besides voting for Biden, most have no answer.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Be fair. Abuse, gaslighting, condescension and baseless accusations are all answers.

[–] Eccitaze@yiffit.net 0 points 10 months ago

Yeah, because they're lazy, and/or don't have the ability to wage a sustained campaign. That's the vast majority of voters on both sides--myself included, sadly, though in my case it's largely because I'm afraid that a furry getting involved in a campaign would do more harm than good. Did you think every (or even a majority) of single-issue pro-birth voters were on the picket lines? Hell no. Most voters cast a vote, maybe in the primary (but usually just the general election, and only in the presidential elections) and that's pretty much it.

And for the record, I absolutely don't hate leftists, I agree with the vast majority of leftist positions, and I think protesting and advocating like this is a critical part of creating change. I just feel like it's just as important to practice harm reduction and push from the inside, too.