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      Yeah like these things will improve under Trump. Ranked choice voting will go a long way to combat the 2 party system.

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        Words have meaning in political discourse, and no, they’re not.

        They’re neo-liberals. Both fascism and neo-liberalism are totalitarian. The former is also authoritarian. And their ways of totalizing are different.

        Neo-liberalism appropriates everything that’s not itself and turns it into a commodity. This is its form of totalitarianism; colonialism and cultural appropriation for the sake of the ‘market’. I.e. theft.

        Fascism extinguishes everything that’s not itself. That is its form of totalitarianism, genocide. I.e. murder.

        Neither one particularly plays well with others (hence them both being totalitarian). And both are willing to steal and both are willing to murder. But the end goals of each are much different and fascism is much worse, as you know as a jewish person.

        And a Trump presidency would be a fascist one. With Trans people first on the chopping block after Trump’s political enemies.

        So, no. Both sides are not the same. And I’m also frustrated with the democrats. But yes, this is harm reduction. A neo-liberal or a fascist. Thieves or psychopaths. Those are the choices. Or vote third party. Or don’t vote. But in November, we know it will be Biden or Trump who gets the nomination.

        I’ll vote for the thief personally. Because I practice harm reduction and live in a swing state.

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        Fascist is a word with an actual meaning. I know it’s fun to call the democrats fascists, but that’s incorrect and ridiculous.

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            No, those are not part of the definition of fascism.

            Try this link and this one to start, if you want to educate yourself on the topic. Then if you still believe the Democratic Party fulfills the definition of fascist, come back and tell us which characteristics you think makes it so.

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              Aside from contempt for liberalism there’s no difference, and Biden’s contempt for the left more than makes up for it. It’s more accurately neoliberal, but has a lot in common with fascism and you refuse to see it. That’s why he’s doing genocide and brutalizing people protesting against it. Similar ideologies produce similar outcomes.

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        Biden isn’t a fascist and you’re an idiot if you think so.

        There’s a lot more to fascism than you just not liking him.

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              You think the moniker Genocide Joe is just a jab? You really think Joe Biden isn’t fully complicit?

              You’re an absolutely perfect shitlib specimen.

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                You think the moniker Genocide Joe is just a jab?

                yes, also it’s stupid.

                You really think Joe Biden isn’t fully complicit?

                he is fully complicit.

                you really think it was biden doing all of this for the better part of the last century? he can’t stop it… but he could definitely stop supporting it….

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              And J’Biden is giving him unlimited bombs and bullets and tank shells to make it possible.

              He’s also protecting Israel from retaliation from its neighbors and other regional powers.

              The genocide would end without US support. You are voting for genocide and I won’t let you wash your hands of this.

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                the genocide would not stop without US support… it has been ongoing with and without their support for quite a while….

                really, when they’re low on bombs they start just burning buildings….

                see also, the history of the Palestine-Israel conflict:
                https://youtu.be/U3by9FoEFB8

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                  Without US support the bombing would stop, but more importantly, all of Israel’s neighborhoods would be empowered to step in.

                  The US attacks the Houthis to protect Israel’s economy. What happens if the US declares they will no longer protect Israel?

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                    israel starts firebombing and nuking people… continues to buy weapons from other countries, and takes over more territory in order to defend what they have.