• umbrella@lemmy.ml
      4·
      4 hours ago

      im continually hearing rumors about their exquisite taste and superb potential for nourishment and satiation of the irate proletariat, when consumed.

  • UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.mlEnglish
    24·
    12 hours ago

    When will the democrats drop gun control from their platform given recent history?

    “Under no pretext should arms and ammunition be surrendered; any attempt to disarm the workers must be frustrated, by force if necessary”

    • Karl Marx
    • Feathercrown@lemmy.worldEnglish
      7·
      12 hours ago

      ~50% of an armed populace will fight for an oppressive regime. It’s not an effective way to deter governmental takeover.

      • PyroNeurosis@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
        3·
        4 hours ago

        This assumes that either the populace that would fight for a freer regime is in the permanent minority or that there exists no part of the populace that would simply not fight for either regime.

        I seem to recall that ~40% is the magic number of strong supporters (not necessarily militant supporters) that the regime would need to effectively suppress dissent through violent and non-violent means, but that’s a half-remembered number that I cannot source.

        • Feathercrown@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          24 minutes ago

          Yeah, I meant ~50% of people who fight, not 50% of all people.

          40% seems pretty high for that effect. I suspect it would depend on how desparate people are for change.

        • Feathercrown@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          3 hours ago

          Based on how people voted

          Revolution only succeeds when there is broad support.

          That’s exactly what I’m saying

          • Cowbee [he/they]@lemmy.ml
            4·
            3 hours ago

            The US Electoral system is not a representation of political views, but constraints within what the Bourgeoisie indicates as “acceptable.” Support for Luigi is widespread among the Proletariat, regardless of how they voted. Your error is in assuming the DNC and GOP parties represent the people.

    • UltraGiGaGigantic@lemmy.mlEnglish
      17·
      12 hours ago

      Maybe pass electoral reform in your state so we can be free to vote for who best represents us without a spoiler effect.

      • GraniteM@lemmy.world
        2·
        2 hours ago

        It’s worth pointing out that in Maine, which has instant runoff voting, it was the Republicans who most aggressively opposed its implementation and sued to try to reverse the results of an instant runoff election that they lost. The voting system needs to be repaired, but even within the system as it exists, there is one party that has a proven track record of actively trying to make it worse.

      • umbrella@lemmy.ml
        6·
        3 hours ago

        i don’t think your overlords would let that happen if it meant it would actually represent your interests. people will only get what they want if they take a bit of power, not beg the rich to lend a bit of theirs.

    • Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com
      27·
      20 hours ago

      Yes, if we just keep awarding their willful ineptitude with blind loyalty and unquestioning obedience for a couple more decades, they’re SURE to move the bar higher than “mostly not quite as awful as the alternative” of their own volition!

    • yunxiaoli@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      9·
      17 hours ago

      You’re not in the neolib safe space so; no, voting dem without ever holding them accountable in over a hundred years on literally anything has caused this situation. Harris would have given you four more years, at most, in the most optimistic circumstances, before this happened. America can’t end any other way than this, and America is approaching it’s end regardless of what you do.