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[–] Tryptaminev@lemm.ee -3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Many of them go to the streets, protest on their campuses or in their workplaces. Many of them got physically attacked by police or police endorsed fascist groups on campuses.

What did you do in the past 9 months? How many protests were you part of?

[–] JimSamtanko@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The fuck has this to do with anything? Do you approach everyone that says things you disagree with using this bullshit?

This has nothing to do with protests. What I’m taking about are the leftists that do nothing about “the leftists” that pose as them to bandwagon the agenda for the purpose to get people to not vote against Trump.

And trust me- I do PLENTY during the years between elections. And what I do is far more effecting than protesting every four years over FOTW manufactured outrage.

[–] Tryptaminev@lemm.ee -4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

So what do you do? Because you claim that everyone who will not vote for Biden and is announcing that would be doing nothing. Which is not only a very crass assumption to make, also with how you relate it to Palestine and claiming people would be part of a manufactured outrage you are either showing that genocide is not an important issue to you or even worse you deny others people outrage over genocide to be sincere. Especially with how understandably people most outraged and worried are of racialized communities this adds racists overtones to your statement. Now maybe that was not your intention in which case it is a good chance for you to reflect on it.

So what are you specifically doing aside from voting and insulting people on the internet?

[–] JimSamtanko@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

ROFL! Dude. What I do and how much of it for how long- isn’t what this is about. And I’m fully aware of this tactic you’re using to turn the discussion around to put me on the defensive.

I’m not new to this.

News flash:

Not voting doesn’t cancel an election. Someone is still getting elected. And suggesting people not vote against Trump, is support for Trump. This is not up for debate. This is reality. With us or against us is a very real thing.

And the fact that most of the clowns that are not voting know damn well that things will be as bad is not FAR worse for Palestine if Trump is elected- and don’t care…. Says EVERYTHING we need to know about your agenda.

It’s been argued time-and-again how you people can’t offer a better candidate to win in November- but still fold your arms know how badly we will ALL be fucked if Trump gets the White House.

Even people for other countries have been pleading with you to do the right thing.

How fucking stupid can things get?

[–] Tryptaminev@lemm.ee -2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Again you are attacking people proclaiming they would be doing nothing, when you know absolutely nothing about them, simply because they voice a different opinion to yours. But given how you avoided the question you create the impression that you in fact are doing nothing except from insulting people online.

Also your blissfull ignorance to the racial component of your allegations make me believe that you are a white upper class american who wants minorities to play by your ball as a Trump win would mildly inconvenience you. Meanwhile people who actually face threats from a Trump presidency also speak out against Biden because they understand that the US political system is there to genocide all non white people.

But the white liberal being a racist in disguise is something we now since the civil right movements.

[–] JimSamtanko@lemm.ee 1 points 4 months ago

ROFL! Playing the racial card? Really? I might’ve entertained your shit take on this but trying to make me out to be a racist?

That’s fucking pathetic.