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UnfairRepresent
11/01/24 5:28:24 PM
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Irony posted...
Not reading that essay
"Both Sides"

Except took like 9 paragraphs

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nocturnal_traveler
11/01/24 5:32:08 PM
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Must be nice to not have to worry about your country becoming a dictatorship.

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Tmaster148
11/01/24 5:33:09 PM
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LeTigre posted...
she literally isnt saying not to vote for Harris.

She also didn't say to vote for her. In fact she even includes "Whether under a Trump or Harris presidency" as if people are going to be free to protest under Trump.''

There are good points. People need to be caring more about who is in charge outside of every 4 years at election day. Local elections are vital and real change will start locally. But she's just pulling a "both sides are the same" card at a time when it's vital we don't let Fascism win this election.

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Miquella
11/01/24 5:33:46 PM
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[LFAQs-redacted-quote]


Not happening. He can barely stand now.

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Beany
11/01/24 5:35:05 PM
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RchHomieQuanChi
11/01/24 5:35:44 PM
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Cemith posted...
Yeah this is the weirdest shit for me. As though voting for Harris means you're 100% complicit in the entirety of her administrations policies. And not just cool with more of it than you are of fascism.

Lots of "leftists" are in it more for the social media clout and attention than they are for actually bringing about societal change.

Kamala sure as fuck wouldn't be my first, second or even third pick for President, but she's sure as shit more willing to compromise with leftist causes than Trump and the GOP are, and there's no universe where we don't end up with one of them.

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Umbreon
11/01/24 5:37:30 PM
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People with bad takes ITT. Clearly Greta knows that a Trump victory would be infinitely worse.

She is literally saying "Don't just vote Harris and then go to sleep thinking that's all we need to do". Which I completely agree with. Harris winning isn't the endgame. It's a very important prerequisite, but it's not the only thing that needs to be done.

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RchHomieQuanChi
11/01/24 5:37:51 PM
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Umbreon posted...
People with bad takes ITT. Clearly Greta knows that a Trump victory would be infinitely worse.

She is literally saying "Don't just vote Harris and then go to sleep thinking that's all we need to do". Which I completely agree with. Harris winning isn't the endgame. It's a very important prerequisite, but it's not the only thing that needs to be done.

I agree with that.

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Kanaya413
11/01/24 5:39:01 PM
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At least Kamala seems to care about the country
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nocturnal_traveler
11/01/24 5:40:43 PM
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Umbreon posted...
People with bad takes ITT. Clearly Greta knows that a Trump victory would be infinitely worse.

She is literally saying "Don't just vote Harris and then go to sleep thinking that's all we need to do". Which I completely agree with. Harris winning isn't the endgame. It's a very important prerequisite, but it's not the only thing that needs to be done.
She clearly doesn't know shit about American politics and the average American person. We can't change things in this rigged two party system unless enough Americans vote for the change. And guess what? Those Americans aren't reading Greta's posts.

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action52
11/01/24 5:44:53 PM
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While I like her general sentiment, I don't like the way she said it. Too much emphasis on "both sides are bad" and not enough emphasis on "you can change it by participating more."

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DuneMan
11/01/24 5:45:32 PM
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I can answer one of her questions. The US can talk about humanitarian values because we're only the worst until you consider like 50 other countries that clearly do heinous shit all the time, without the slightest pause or hesitation. While a lot remains screwed up here, we've also made clear progress within our lifetimes compared to where we were before.

So, yeah, electing Kamala isn't going to be an instant panacea. It's also clearly the right thing to do when the alternative is Trump. Change is often generational. Just as she says it isn't enough to simply vote, it also isn't realistic expect things to change day by day. Greta risks coming across as glib when doing that, making it easy to people to dismiss her. It isn't fair, but when you're trying to make a positive change you're held to a higher standard; and finger waving online isn't it.

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Bishop9800
11/01/24 5:46:27 PM
#39:


Zikten posted...
It's easy for her to say, she doesn't have to live under a Trump presidency if he wins. I fully support Palestine but if the choice is Palestine gets bombed and America stays free...... or Palestine gets bombed and America gets turned into a dictatorship.... I will pick the first


Well said......

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LeTigre
11/01/24 5:47:48 PM
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Tmaster148 posted...
She also didn't say to vote for her. In fact she even includes "Whether under a Trump or Harris presidency" as if people are going to be free to protest under Trump.''

There are good points. People need to be caring more about who is in charge outside of every 4 years at election day. Local elections are vital and real change will start locally. But she's just pulling a "both sides are the same" card at a time when it's vital we don't let Fascism win this election.

I dont understand this desire to constantly oversimplify shit.

Both sides bad doesnt mean both sides are equally bad. It means there is systematic rot within our society that doesnt go anywhere if Harris wins.

Like this is genocide; obviously a Trump victory would be horrific and I dont think anyone needs that explained, but I dont think the people in Gaza are really going to give a shit that Trump wont be nuking them when America is still funding the bombs that busy their children in rubble.


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Kisai
11/01/24 5:48:22 PM
#41:


She really called Harris the "least worst option".

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BB_mofo
11/01/24 5:49:30 PM
#42:


RchHomieQuanChi posted...
Lots of "leftists" are in it more for the social media clout and attention than they are for actually bringing about societal change.

Also, for many international leftists, anything that weakens the United States, even if it means Americans will also suffer, is considered acceptable. They consider a Trump presidency better for the Palestinians survival because Trump would be too busy running the United States into the ground.

I can't complain about this calculus because everyone does it to some degree. After all, Democrats in the United States aren't weeping for the slaughtered Russian soldiers who were drafted against their will by Putin. Nor do they care about the protests against Putin which are downplayed. It's simply "A good Russian soldier is a dead one."

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DoesntMatter
11/01/24 5:50:23 PM
#43:


she's not wrong, but we need to take things one step at a time here. first we preserve democracy. then we can worry about holding the administration accountable for its complicity in genocide.

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Heineken14
11/01/24 5:50:47 PM
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Oh, glad she explained to me everything going on in the election. For a minute there I had no idea.

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LeoRavus
11/01/24 5:52:31 PM
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Why do people treat her opinions like some sort of gospel.

Anyway, things would have to get really bad for Americans to protest anything publicly in numbers that would matter. As in really bad for Americans. Most people are too complacent with their comfortable lives to worry about being activists for anything, yet alone something happening across the world.

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Tmaster148
11/01/24 5:54:24 PM
#46:


LeTigre posted...
I dont understand this desire to constantly oversimplify shit.

Both sides bad doesnt mean both sides are equally bad. It means there is systematic rot within our society that doesnt go anywhere if Harris wins.

Like this is genocide; obviously a Trump victory would be horrific and I dont think anyone needs that explained, but I dont think the people in Gaza are really going to give a shit that Trump wont be nuking them when America is still funding the bombs that busy their children in rubble.

I'm sure you would love to live under Trump and Project2025. That's what it's at stake for this election.

It's important the US protects the rights of its citizens first.


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LeTigre
11/01/24 5:56:11 PM
#47:


Tmaster148 posted...
I'm sure you would love to live under Trump and Project2025. That's what it's at stake for this election.

It's important the US protects the rights of its citizens first.

Not as much as you clearly love patronizing transfemmes who have been constantly on the record of saying theyre voting for Harris.


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HeartBoss
11/01/24 5:56:12 PM
#48:


Agreed with Greta. Any type of positive new world order is in the people, not the nations.

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Irony
11/01/24 6:00:41 PM
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Not reading that essay

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TheLiarParadox
11/01/24 6:01:38 PM
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RchHomieQuanChi
11/01/24 6:02:11 PM
#49:


LeTigre posted...
Both sides bad doesnt mean both sides are equally bad. It means there is systematic rot within our society that doesnt go anywhere if Harris wins.

Yeah but...you're kind of preaching to the choir. Like, the only time I've seen people say this is to either shame people voting Democrat or justify why they're not voting.

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Necronmon
11/01/24 6:02:13 PM
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Damn it, saying both sides are bad is making me lose respect for her.
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Zikten
11/01/24 6:02:57 PM
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It's easy for her to say, she doesn't have to live under a Trump presidency if he wins. I fully support Palestine but if the choice is Palestine gets bombed and America stays free...... or Palestine gets bombed and America gets turned into a dictatorship.... I will pick the first
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UnholyMudcrab
11/01/24 6:03:01 PM
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Irony posted...
Not reading that essay
I would suggest learning how to read at some point. It will probably benefit you in the future.

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LeTigre
11/01/24 6:03:16 PM
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Shes not wrong tho.

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Dakimakura
11/01/24 6:03:29 PM
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Greta has already confirmed she is not voting. get her!

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Dakimakura
11/01/24 6:04:00 PM
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She said bOtH sIdEz

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rick_alverado
11/01/24 6:04:10 PM
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I'm going to guess there's going to be a lot of people in this topic that are really annoyed that they are being told that if they want to improve things they need to do more than just vote every four years.
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Nirvanas_Nox
11/01/24 6:04:33 PM
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Nah she lost me with this shitty take. Yeah we should do more but she doesn't live here and doesn't have to deal with a lot of the fallout of a trump presidency.

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pedro45
11/01/24 6:04:38 PM
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Why do people believe anyone is 100% in agreement with any candidate? The only time i see that is on one side.
As liberal and democratic as I am, I disagree with democrats on decisions sometimes. I don't just abandon them for the other team and say both sides are the same...

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VeggetaX
11/01/24 6:04:50 PM
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I can only do so much. Hafta worry about putting food on my table before anything.

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Diceheist
11/01/24 6:05:13 PM
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RchHomieQuanChi
11/01/24 6:05:17 PM
#16:


I definitely feel like we should hold Kamala's feet to the fire.....after the election.

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Nirvanas_Nox
11/01/24 6:06:51 PM
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VeggetaX posted...
I can only do so much. Hafta worry about putting food on my table before anything.

Also this. We as citizens have our own problems. Can't just drop our own shit to go protest or whatever she wants us to do. We don't have unlimited free time to do whatever like she does

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ironman2009
11/01/24 6:09:18 PM
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CE queen Greta with the heel turn. 2024 is wild

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MaxEffingBemis
11/01/24 6:09:39 PM
#51:


Umbreon posted...
People with bad takes ITT. Clearly Greta knows that a Trump victory would be infinitely worse.

She is literally saying "Don't just vote Harris and then go to sleep thinking that's all we need to do". Which I completely agree with. Harris winning isn't the endgame. It's a very important prerequisite, but it's not the only thing that needs to be done.
Thats because so many people here just want to be reactionary instead of using their brains

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Deej
11/01/24 6:15:35 PM
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Nirvanas_Nox posted...
Nah she lost me with this shitty take. Yeah we should do more but she doesn't live here and doesn't have to deal with a lot of the fallout of a trump presidency.
If I had a nickel for every shitty take I've heard this election cycle from someone who doesn't live here and doesn't have to deal with the fallout of a Trump presidency...I would be many, many nickels richer

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RchHomieQuanChi
11/01/24 6:17:25 PM
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What?

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LeTigre
11/01/24 6:17:45 PM
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Nirvanas_Nox posted...
Also this. We as citizens have our own problems. Can't just drop our own shit to go protest or whatever she wants us to do. We don't have unlimited free time to do whatever like she does

she literally isnt saying not to vote for Harris.


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PballDepot
11/01/24 6:18:09 PM
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Smart lady

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UnholyMudcrab
11/01/24 6:18:22 PM
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She's very clearly saying to vote for Harris and then hold her accountable while she's in office

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CobraGT
11/01/24 6:18:57 PM
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Nothing less will ever be acceptable.

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Hambo
11/01/24 6:20:02 PM
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UnholyMudcrab posted...
She's very clearly saying to vote for Harris and then hold her accountable while she's in office
This. She says Trump is clearly the more dangerous candidate, but taking him out alone doesn't mean the world is saved.

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