• froggers@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I really, really hate this kind of thinking.

    Election in 2008: “Calm down, the far right only got 3%” Election in 2012: “Calm down, the far right only got 7%” Election in 2016: “Calm down, the far right only got 13%” Election in 2020: “Calm down, the far right only got 18%” And so on…

    Can you people really not see a problem with this?

    • vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      1 year ago

      It really depends on your take home message.

      If it’s “shit is dire, but it could be worse and we still have a chance to fight back”, it’s one thing.

      If it’s “everything is under control go back to sleep”, it’s quite another.

      To be fair, the vibe I got from GP was more towards the latter though.

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      1 year ago

      I see the problem with it, but it also means they have not won (yet), and you can work towards the next election to fix it.

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        1 year ago

        If anyone knew how to work to fix it, that would be somewhat calming. Instead this just gives reason for increasing panic and feeling helpless.

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          1 year ago

          Well, the best way to fix political issues that concern you is getting active in politics.

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                1 year ago

                And then what? No party has a working concept. I don’t have one either, so how should joining a party help in any way? Then I’ll be helpless in a party.

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                  1 year ago

                  I don’t have one either

                  Well, then stop blaming politicians.

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                    1 year ago

                    I’m starting to blame you for deliberately not understanding me. I ask you what to do and you just repeat that I should do. But what?? How could I be any clearer? I’m not blaming politicians either in this thread.

        • Treczoks@lemm.ee
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          1 year ago

          Oh yea? I don’t see the US deal with their blatant fashism problem. One of the biggest American fashism problems actually wants to get back into the White House.