@benroyce Ahh yes, "Diplomacy"

"#US ambassador to #Canada goes on expletive-laced tirade at #Ontario’s trade representative"

@ShredderFeeder

my country is going rapidly down the toilet

partly because of #MAGA #fascist #bigots

and partly because of these cringe weak "but i want perfect" #nonvoters

yes, the #USA sucked before: that's a silly observation when you realize how much worse it can suck

you get better or worse in this life. that's all you will ever, ever, EVER get

perfect isn't on the menu. never will be

#vote you dumb motherfuckers

#politics

@benroyce @ShredderFeeder

Asking for people to be better than the least of two evils is before voting for them is hardly demanding perfection. People need a system that allows them to vote for who they want not just who they don't want least.

@the5thColumnist @ShredderFeeder

absolutely true

and you get that with participation

you're not dealing with people making coherent demands before they participate

you're dealing with lazy entitled wankers making excuses not to participate

you give them what they want?

they just make up new excuses not to vote

that is who we are dealing with. *that* is the problem

you can't respect this, it's impossible

you smack these people upside the forehead and demand they wake the fuck up

@benroyce @the5thColumnist @ShredderFeeder The worst part is, there's no reason to allow extreme cynicism about the electoral system (which I share!) to become an excuse for non-participation, let alone a reason to deride others for refusing to give up on it.

I personally know hardcore anarchists who would prefer, ultimately, to see the entire apparatus of the state dismantled. Yet they still bloody vote, if only out of spite towards the most right-wing candidate. 😆