• MourningDove@lemmy.zip
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    1 day ago

    Whatever you say man. I’m not here to change minds. I’m simply making a statement of observation based on being alive for over 50 years.

    This type of thing happens every election. Some flavor of the week outrage upsets the locals and we have another “grassroots movement” to not vote for [insert politically charged derogatory].

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      1 day ago

      50 years of trained helplessness. You’ve seen every attempt at bucking the Democratic establishment fail and at some point must have come to the conclusion that trying can only ever cause harm. It’s an understandable cynicism given the circumstances you’ve been living through, but you’ve forgotten that circumstances change.