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[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'd say you're both right. But we have to be careful not to let the fear of something worse take over the potential progress (which often happens). Ultimately, the lack of progress is still a problem, even in the face of not being as bad as it could be.

[–] HQC@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When the "something worse" is literal fascism, there are no other choices. Stopping fascism is more important than any progressive agenda item because those agenda items will never happen with fascists in power.

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

They'll also never happen without progressives in power. Keeping the status quo based solely on the fear of the other guy taking over sounds like the last 50 years (at least) of US politics.