As opposed, of course, to all of the times they indirectly fuck us over by upholding an unjust system.

  • duderium [he/him]
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    9 months ago

    Got elected and became a county official. A few months before George Floyd got lynched, I voted to defund the police entirely. The sheriff was sitting three feet away from me and screamed in my face for several minutes. I can’t remember a word he said. It was terrifying. I was a Marxist at the time but still believed in peaceful reform (so not actually a Marxist lol). After that I realized that I couldn’t be involved in bourgeois elections without the backing of, like, a guerrilla force or something. These people really will fucking kill you, even if you pass as white like I do. So I resigned. Also, don’t let anyone tell you that local or state or county democrats are better than the ones in DC. It’s all the same fucking bullshit.

    • LaGG_3 [he/him, comrade/them]
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      9 months ago

      Also, don’t let anyone tell you that local or state or county democrats are better than the ones in DC. It’s all the same fucking bullshit.

      It's always the Democrats who have little to no power to change anything that are always the "good" ones. Hmm, I wonder why? curious-marx

    • AlpineSteakHouse [any]
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      9 months ago

      The sheriff was sitting three feet away from me and screamed in my face for several minutes. I can’t remember a word he said. It was terrifying.

      I opposed the local sheriff in a public forum once and got the exact same response. It was terrifying for the first 15 seconds but then I realized that this is just my drunk father whinging about minorities while trying not to burn the house down cooking a hot pocket. He had to leave the room to sulk so he couldn't actually do the thing he wanted to do because I kept asking him questions.

      They are dangerous but realizing they're mostly angry children with guns was an enlightening experience.