Did Trump ever seriously talk about "declaring himself a dictator"? When you are only given the choices between 99 and 100% Hitler you reject the system and actually utilize the mass discontent instead of voting for the "least bad bad guys" regardless, effectively guaranteeing whatever they do is acceptable as long as they do not become the other guys.

[–] SmilingSolaris@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 8 months ago (2 children)

https://apnews.com/article/trump-hannity-iowa-town-hall-d9cad413851b60f6c0abd2a564d86338

Yes, here is him saying it.

My personal or our group rejection of the system has no actual material effect except to make things worse. You can't just reject society without having the organized structure in place to actively rebel against it. Just not participating does nothing but make things worse.

Voting doesn't stop you from organizing, unionizing and joining local organizations. It does nothing at all but make things worse. Is your argument accelerationist? Do you want things to get bad before getting better? If not I don't see the point in your stance. I don't want to be mean, I don't mean to be rude. I genuinely do not understand. Do you not care what happens tomorrow?

[–] robinn_IV@hexbear.net 24 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Voting doesn't stop you from organizing, unionizing and joining local organizations. It does nothing at all but make things worse.

Freudian slip. It stops you from directing votes away from the two parties and showing that changes have to be made.

[–] SmilingSolaris@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 8 months ago

And who has to suffer in the meantime while we see if that gamble pays off? I'm just not willing to make that decision. I can't in good conscious knowing the fact that more people would suffer under trump than Biden. That's my simple calculus.