• III@lemmy.worldEnglish
      51·
      2 months ago

      Given Trump’s full support of genocide, I would say voting for him would be choosing genocide and not “minimizing”.

    • SirDerpy@lemmy.worldEnglish
      55·
      2 months ago

      Alternatively, one could disengage from the electoral system and instead focus on actions history has proven effective.

      • Lauchs@lemmy.worldEnglish
        22·
        2 months ago

        Lol, which wars fought by a democracy are you thinking have been ended by non democratic means?

        • technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
          2·
          2 months ago

          The failed invasions and colonizations of Vietnam, Afghanistan, etc. were ended through brutal defeat despite decades of “democratic” support.

          • Lauchs@lemmy.worldEnglish
            31·
            2 months ago

            The post to which I was responding was:

            Alternatively, one could disengage from the electoral system and instead focus on actions history has proven effective.

            So, going by you Mr answer, are you suggesting the appropriate non electoral response is to go fight in Gaza?

        • SirDerpy@lemmy.worldEnglish
          15·
          2 months ago

          The New Deal, the Civil Rights Act, Women’s Lib, cessation of hostility in Vietnam, the Clean Water Act, the ADA, Lol.

          • Lauchs@lemmy.worldEnglish
            3·
            2 months ago

            Ummm, all of those came about via democracy?

            Edit: Also, most of those weren’t wars…

              • Lauchs@lemmy.worldEnglish
                2·
                2 months ago

                Are you maybe meaning to comment on another thread or something? Right now it looks like you’re trying to claim that “The New Deal, the Civil Rights Act, Women’s Lib, cessation of hostility in Vietnam, the Clean Water Act, the ADA” all of which (except maybe arguably Vietnam) were things passed by popular demand by a democratically elected government…

                  • Lauchs@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    53·
                    2 months ago

                    There were mass movements that translated to electoral victory… In other words, democracy function led exactly as it should.

          • TexMexBazookaEnglish
            21·
            2 months ago

            All of those were accomplished through the electoral system though….