• Perplexiglass [they/them]
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    4 years ago

    I don’t get why they tie themselves in knots to convince themselves that joe fucking Biden of all people is some hero of the left.

    Absolutely none of them say that. They just would rather slow fascism down, not accelerate it like you dixie cups.

    • elwoodblues [any]
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      Look at the comments under the tweet. Plenty of people are saying that. People who honestly believe that biden will bring about a $15 min wage, universal healthcare, etc. Nothing will fundamentally change

    • PorkrollPosadist [he/him, they/them]
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      4 years ago

      There is a difference between acceleration, and simply acknowledging the reality we live in. Increasing militant resistance is being met with violent retaliation and lynchings from the police and armed militia nutjobs. The rhetoric on the right is growing increasingly fascistic, dehumanizing, and detached from reality. Attempts to cook the election are growing more and more blatant, and we have an ascendant center vying for a liberal restoration which is completely comfortable with the state repression being doled out to those inconvenient troublemakers on the left.

      It is not accelerationist to declare Biden is not fit for this moment. It is the simple truth. Nor does this small corner of the Internet hold the power to influence events at such a scale. If only we did.

      • elwoodblues [any]
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        4 years ago

        I thonk you meant to reply to the comment below mine edit: ope just saw thar you did lol sorry

      • Perplexiglass [they/them]
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        4 years ago

        I mean unless lightning was gonna strike Biden's had it since April as the only viable opposition against Trump. So that's it.

        If it doesn't happen soon, it's gonna spill over in the streets. Which makes it pretty illusory, honestly. But it's the small things like between a meager raise in minimum wage vs. trying to abolish tips so the establishment gets to keep them all.

        • Blurst_Of_Times [he/him,they/them]
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          4 years ago

          He "had it" because the DNC and corporate media committed blatant election fraud to stop that other, stronger candidate whose name we don't say.

        • TreadOnMe [none/use name]
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          4 years ago

          If you really think that violence won't still be in the streets even with a Biden presidency, I have a bridge to sell you in New York. The matierial conditions surrounding the animating forces of fear, poverty, and policing won't magically vanish with Biden in office. Christ, it's like you pretend Ferguson never happened.