• ubergeek@lemmy.today
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      You mean like being outraged people are unwilling to vote for you, because you fully endorsed a genocide?

      Or the performative outage at the genocide now, that was somehow “Just a practical necessity” just about 30 days ago?

      If genocide support wasn’t your bright line before, why is it suddenly your bright line?

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        I’m sorry you lost me there mate. Let’s take them in order

        I’m not and have never been a political candidate.

        The performative outrage of which I speak is people encouraging that the Democrats be punished despite the explicitly stated desire and highly probable outcome of the Republicans enabling greater atrocities, whilst disregarding the harder and more useful work of pushing individuals to oppose the genocide within the existing system of reality

        What is this even meant to mean? This is precisely the performative outrage of which I speak, and it doesn’t even carry semantic weight. It’s just useless pseudo-accusatory sentiment

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          The performative outrage of which I speak is people encouraging that the Democrats be punished despite the explicitly stated desire and highly probable outcome of the Republicans enabling greater atrocities, whilst disregarding the harder and more useful work of pushing individuals to oppose the genocide within the existing system of reality

          How do you push elected reps to not genocide, if there are never repercussions for it, because you’ll still always vote for them?

          And what greater atrocities are there than genocide? Its like the one thing the entire world (At one point) agreed on, and called it “Crimes against humanity”…