"Progressives should not make the same mistake that Ernst Thälmann made in 1932. The leader of the German Communist Party, Thälmann saw mainstream liberals as his enemies, and so the center and left never joined forces against the Nazis. Thälmann famously said that ‘some Nazi trees must not be allowed to overshadow a forest’ of social democrats, whom he sneeringly called ‘social fascists.’

After Adolf Hitler gained power in 1933, Thälmann was arrested. He was shot on Hitler’s orders in Buchenwald concentration camp in 1944."

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    6 days ago

    You’re overlooking the fact that it isn’t the quantity of votes trump has, it’s the quantity of votes that trump has COMPARED to the quantity of votes Harris has.

    It is no matter if trump has 100 or 101 votes or any other number, in isolation.

    It matters if trump has 100 and Harris has 99.

    Especially if 5 people stay home, who would otherwise have voted Harris.

    Sure, they didn’t vote for trump. They aren’t Trumpers. But their behavior directly caused Harris to lose. Therefore their actions, in a constrained system, resulted in trump winning.

    It’s their ACTION not their VOTE specifically.

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      I’m not overlooking anything, I’m disagreeing with the framing. If Harris has 99 votes and Trump had 0, Harris wins.

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        I love how you think your expertise in math a five year old would say some how makes your point valid, instead of just looking dumb.

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        6 days ago

        In what world do you believe Trump will have 0 votes? The only framing you care about is a fairytale.