Anonymous #1 16h

Nobody is saying voting alone is going to fix anything. We’re saying that not voting at all is dumb asf. Do you understand the difference?

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Anonymous OP 16h

no fucking shit, hence why the single comment on the original post is regarding how “only voting” is also an approval (which I made that comment, and that’s why my post was posted RIGHT AFTER that comment) my point is that you cannot fight fascism from within fascism; which is why I never said not to vote.

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Anonymous OP 16h

like voting is the absolute bare minimum which will not make a meaningful change, we should all vote regardless just in case, but we should be fucking talking about the actual methods we can take to combat this shit outside of the status quo and existing institutions.

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Anonymous #1 15h

Dude I’m really not sure what your problem is then. The original post said ‘not voting is an issue’, which we both agree with. Then you misrepresented that in your response by acting like they thought voting alone would save us. I think you’re just responding to something you misread or misinterpreted

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Anonymous OP 15h

Cause believe me most people here have no illusions about voting alone doing the trick. It’s the people who say to not vote at all that people rightfully take issue with

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Anonymous OP 15h

because implying that voting is a meaningful method of combatting the rise of fascism, is at best, naive. furthermore, as I stated, I specified “only voting”, hence why my post itself discussing the inability of the electoral system to save us. aka, why only voting is a bad thing. it sounds like you misinterpreted my remarks and are projecting that onto me instead, but whatever you say.

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Anonymous #1 15h

I’m not gonna get gaslit here lmao. You replied to “not voting is tacit approval of the current admin” with some statement about how people are idiots if they think the election system is gonna save us. I understand your own ideology by now but you did just respond to something that didn’t say what you appear to be responding to

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Anonymous OP 15h

I mean you can click on the posts and read them. You never even said what you’re claiming to have said, at least not in this thread

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Anonymous OP 15h

dude, I never said not to vote, and my post about the inability of the electoral system does not imply not to vote. furthermore, me addressing said inability of the electoral system is not advocating to not vote; it’s meant to advocate that we need to take other means to regain control of our nation. also, as I stated, my comment regarding “only voting” was in the initial post in question, not in mine, and not in yours. I said as much earlier.

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Anonymous #1 15h

here is the comment in question I understand if you didn’t realize my comment and my post were made by the same person, but don’t act as if me explaining *my position and my statements* is gaslighting. the fuck?

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Anonymous #1 15h

Yeah I didn’t realize that was you, no real reason I would. But I get what you’re saying, think it’s just some semantic juggling that’s so common on this app. Once you’ve explained it I get it, I think we’re on the same page pretty much

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Anonymous OP 15h

That’s valid tbh, and in hindsight admittedly I got overly aggressive towards you and should’ve reined it in a bit during the initial discussion (I was arguing with some relentless white supremacists and I think I redirected some of that anger onto you, so I’m sorry for that) I likely should’ve put a disclaimer in my post, that I was the one who made that comment; but I can see why you said I was gaslighting considering you didn’t know I made that comment!

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Anonymous #1 12h

Arguing with white supremacists will do that 😅 I came in a bit hot too so part of that’s on me. Hope you have a good one tho 🙏

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