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[–] Bleys@lemmy.world -2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

sure man your way is working no problem

Lol my way is to vote for the best of two candidates which does work and has objectively led to progress, if slowly. Just over 100 years ago we had legalized segregation and women couldn’t vote. 200 years ago we had literal slavery.

By comparison your suggestion is to not vote if you don’t get your perfect candidate. Do you want to point to a single example in the 200 year history of the US, or any country for matter, where that worked?

[–] leftytighty@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

lol this liberal identifies more with MLK, Malcolm X, and the Black Panthers than he does with the people who were making these same tired arguments in the face of their political action and demands.

You're not like them, voting isn't what won those rights.

[–] Bleys@lemmy.world -4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

You're not like them, voting isn't what won those rights.

Lol this is such a comical statement it’s clear I’m talking to someone who can’t be reasoned with.

But you know what, keep doing what you do, don’t vote. I’ll be comfortable knowing you have literally no influence on anything because you’re too dumb to use the means provided to you to make a change.

[–] Keeponstalin@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Genuine change comes from grassroots organization and pressure, not beginning and ending your influence by voting. And yes, I voted for Harris. This is still entirely on the Democrats for failing to represent and advocate for what the majority of their constituents wanted at the cost of a incredibly important election

“Nonviolent direct action seeks to create such a crisis and foster such a tension that a community which has constantly refused to negotiate is forced to confront the issue,” King wrote. “It seeks so to dramatize the issue that it can no longer be ignored.”

  • MLK Jr. on the nature of nonviolent protests

First, I must confess that over the past few years I have been gravely disappointed with the white moderate. I have almost reached the regrettable conclusion that the Negro's great stumbling block in his stride toward freedom is not the White Citizen's Counciler or the Ku Klux Klanner, but the white moderate, who is more devoted to "order" than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice; who constantly says: "I agree with you in the goal you seek, but I cannot agree with your methods of direct action"; who paternalistically believes he can set the timetable for another man's freedom

  • MLK Jr
[–] leftytighty@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Daddy please give me more means to make change. No? Ok daddy.

[–] Bleys@lemmy.world -2 points 1 week ago

Actually I take it back, having seen your opinions I think it is in both of our best interests if you continue not voting.

Keep bridge burning instead of building too, let me know how that works out for you.