Guy Dudeman @ GuyDudeman @lemmy.world

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Because there are very clear differences between how the two parties handle foreign policy, for one thing.

Can you distill it down for me?

I don't think that's entirely accurate.

You don't think Trump is going to be infinitely worse than Harris on this issue in particular?

Because we are naturally more inclined to honesty than they are.

What makes you think they're worse than Google?

Oh, like the way back machine?

Just like smoking, it’s going to have to take government interventions and massive anti-plastics ad campaigns to convince people to change.

It would be amazing if we could make it some sort of right-wing point of pride somehow… like, tell them that the reasons for all the gay and trans people in the world are because of the microplastics. Tell them that migrants would leave if we could only stop using plastics because they love the convenience of plastic and that’s why they come here.

“Plastic makes your children turn trans!” Would be quite convincing to some.

Google’s mission statement was originally something about controlling the world’s data. If Google has competition, that might be a good thing?

They’re not pirating it. They’re collecting it.

You can too. You don’t have to pretend to believe in violent revolution.

Hey, when you’ve got the numbers for a revolution, I’ll join you. Until then, I am going to sit here and keep not killing anyone.

Gradual cultural change will bring lasting changes.

Ok Rambo.

Which is why the “gradual cultural changes until we have the numbers to overcome the capitalists” approach is the answer. It’s not “extreme” or “cool” or “tough” or “glorious” but it is going to be the only effective long term method of achieving lasting socialism.

We saw how merely electing a black man set off the reactionaries and got Nazis marching in the streets again. Imagine the reaction to an actual attempt at violent revolution when we don’t have the numbers to support us?

And how do we get the numbers, eh? By calling liberals “shitlibs” and banning them from discussion? By eliminating the possibility of bringing them further to the left?

We need numbers and overall cultural changes. Which is FINALLY happening thanks to social media.

They’re gonna screenshot this and circle-jerk all over it. I guarantee it. Because that’s all they do. They’re not interested in actually implementing incremental steps toward socialism, and also not interested in growing the left so that a revolution is possible. So they’re just miserable little fucks who shit on everyone who’s not a bloodthirsty tyrant.

I’m a leftist and I am against violence. Does that make me a “shitlib”? Because I think that kind of rhetoric does great harm to our cause.

American schools don’t teach any of those things.

Or at least they didn’t in the 80’s/90’s.

No, I meant butt crack.

In America, if they did that, the bus company would sue the drivers for the cost of fuel and wear/tear on the bus.

And win.