At 1:27 he unironically says that in a vote between Mussolini and Hitler, the best thing to do is vote Mussolini because he's the lesser evil. A lot of mentions about how "the math is simple". Does the canned "you're immature for refusing to vote for a candidate that doesn't align with 100% of your views", but throws in a shitty little analogy about refusing to buy a car at a dealership just because it didn't have leather seats to strawman enemies of genocide.

Even smugger energy than maybe-later-kiddo

  • Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]
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    2 days ago

    I don't mean winning elections, I mean the ruling class winning their right to continue imperialism and the exploitation of the working class and global south. They get that through either conservative or neoliberal political bodies.

    Hell, the only reason they pretend to hate Trump so much is

    1. To maintain the illusion of democracy.
    2. Because he causes civil unrest on both sides. More protests, stuff like Jan 6. Etc.
      • Dirt_Owl [comrade/them, they/them]
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        2 days ago

        Do liberals (and by that I mean the ones with political power such as donors, corporate and politicians) really lose anything? They have the same financial power either way. Their ability to do unhindered capitalism and manipulate policy doesn't change. It's purely aesthetics for the most part as far as they're concerned.

        • PolandIsAStateOfMind@lemmygrad.ml
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          2 days ago

          So now we are talking about not just ordinary libs but capitalists? They too will feel it as the capitalism decay. Capitalists aren't the perfectly aware and pragmatic actors they like to think they are, they are closer to solipisists too.