• ChonkyOwlbear@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        If you remember that parable, the sky actually did fall that last time.

        Also, for the 1.2 million Americans who died from Covid, the sky did fall last time.

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          2 months ago

          If you remember the lesson of that parable, no one believes the chicken when the sky falls and the chicken has no one to blame but himself. You can’t keep saying it’s the most important election of our lifetimes because we stop believing it.

          And maybe the sky falls this time, but it’s the chicken’s fault that we don’t believe it.

            • queermunist she/her@lemmy.ml
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              2 months ago

              That’s definitely not why people use Chicken Little as an Aesop. The lesson is that if you lie over and over, people won’t believe you when it matters.

              I certainly don’t.

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                2 months ago

                Then judge by actions, not words. Since you care so much about Palestinians, how about voting for a candidate that is part of an administration that allows them to seek asylum in the US like Harris. Meanwhile Trump’s whole thing is expelling immigrants and he initiated a Muslim ban the last time he was in office. Surely saving some Palestinians vs saving none is worth a vote?

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                  2 months ago

                  Would you vote for half your family to be killed so the other half could maybe be spared? How do you choose which family members get to live and die? How would you live with yourself.

                  I plan to resist whoever is elected. Maybe you’ll join me, instead of just waiting another four years to vote again.

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                    2 months ago

                    In this scenario there is no third option where nobody dies. Either half your family dies or they all die. Sometimes all the power you have is saving who you can.

                    By all means, resist whoever is elected. Harris would cause fewer problems to fight over. By letting Trump win, you’re just making it harder on everyone.