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All things are not equal.
"You fell for a scam" does not feel anything like "somebody else thinks the normal choice backed up by the whole of human history that you also made is immoral."
Shame is a tool, and just like how you can't use a screwdriver to fix a leaky pipe tools don't apply to every situation.
Shame is valid when a person is making bad decisions that cause harm to themselves and those around them, not when somebody else is grumpy because we like fried chicken.
Not everything has to be about teaching a lesson, sometimes it can be just an observation of a fact.
What pisses me off is you don't even understand the place of privilege from which you speak. It's such disgusting selfish egotistical mentality to think that if a candidate doesn't represent your exact desires, that you think you can wash your hands of the whole thing and absolve yourself your part in the system.
The world is not designed to cater to your personal sensibilities.
Meanwhile, as you abstain and wait literally forever for a candidate that you don't have to pinch your nose to vote for, you are proudly throwing away your ability to impact change for the better.
Basically you're saying if you can't have ice cream for dinner then we should go ahead and burn down the grocery store.
You're a child.
Mine is full of big titty adults; I don't know what y'all are doing wrong.
Well I don't respect Pelosi, so I feel like we've got balance here
Shit, that's a good deal!
Yes, this is what I'm saying. I'm not saying take up pitchforks and bring the fight to the democrats like they're the villain, I'm just saying not to blindly trust them either. They are a part of the system; even if not in permanent institution certainly in effect. Bernie didn't say go fight the Dems, in fact he proved that you can strategically use them. But don't think that D = good or D = hero automatically either.
It's not about fighting the dems, it's about trusting in ourselves instead of others. It's about autonomy and the fact that nobody is going to fight the fight for you, you've gotta get your knuckles dirty. Don't trust anyone to do the work for you, red or blue; get out and do the fucking work yourself.
People have got to stop believing that "things will just work out."
No, they won't.
We aren't guaranteed anything. I'm sorry after school specials lied to you, but there is no "spirit of goodness" that permeates reality that will make all of this okay.
There are no heroes coming to save us from the fire.
We let the worst happen, and now if we ever want decency again, we are going to have to fight tooth and nail against tyrrany to make it happen. Period.
Don't waste your time listening to anyone still talking about this situation in terms of candyland simplicity and standard decorum. Not even the shitty status quo will save us, because we blew up the status quo in favor of fascism.
Finland also has a Sesame Street-like heavy metal band of dinosaurs making educational and children-appropriate heavy metal music for kids:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWSc0uwrxYg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXhhlYdySqQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPXd918_REs