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[–] bolexforsoup@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (6 children)

It’s interesting how you only respond to people when you can reasonably respond rhetorically/flippantly. You ignore anyone who wants a direct answer.

[–] anticolonialist@lemmy.cafe -3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (5 children)

The only way to respond to people that continue to do the same thing over and over and over expecting different results need to be answered flippantly. Experience from long long ago tells me they're not looking for solutions, they are looking for confirmation bias

[–] bolexforsoup@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

I asked for a solution or an alternative to the 4 that exist. You have 4 options in November, none of which you will endorse despite the fact that 1 of them has to be done. So I’ll just assume you’re saying “don’t vote” unless you say otherwise I guess?

I find that the only way to deal with people who lecture us with no alternative is to press for solutions. It’s easy to complain and tear down, it’s hard to build, and people like you are never willing to do the work. Some of us actually do things year round and don’t disappear for 3.5 years then show up just in time to complain about the general despite doing absolutely nothing to try and improve things in this country or otherwise bring about a different result.

Keep bashing away at the keyboard getting angry with people who probably mostly align with your views. it’ll make the world better any day now.

[–] anticolonialist@lemmy.cafe -3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

They do not align with my views if they demand we support our oppressors.

[–] bolexforsoup@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

So you’re not going to vote? Just want to be clear here.

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