octopus_ink@slrpnk.net to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 days agoRemember, some different-than-them folks looking for fundamental rights and common decency was all it took to get 70 million people angry enough to vote in a dictatorslrpnk.netimagemessage-square86linkfedilinkarrow-up1144arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1138arrow-down1imageRemember, some different-than-them folks looking for fundamental rights and common decency was all it took to get 70 million people angry enough to vote in a dictatorslrpnk.netoctopus_ink@slrpnk.net to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-25 days agomessage-square86linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSundray@lemmus.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·5 days ago“Okay, so I believed the authoritarian liar – but I was soooooooo mad! I literally had no choice!”
minus-squareWoodScientist@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·4 days agoPeople vote based on principles and strategies different from yours. Bitching about it won’t change that fact or help you win elections. Enjoy your 5 minutes of hate.
minus-squareNoneOfUrBusiness@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·4 days agoIt’s called nuance and it’s a lot more productive than blind righteous anger.
“Okay, so I believed the authoritarian liar – but I was soooooooo mad! I literally had no choice!”
People vote based on principles and strategies different from yours. Bitching about it won’t change that fact or help you win elections. Enjoy your 5 minutes of hate.
It’s called nuance and it’s a lot more productive than blind righteous anger.