• echo@lemmings.world
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    5 hours ago

    You can deny reality all you want, but Harris or Trump is going to be the next POTUS. Which one do you want it to be?

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      5 hours ago

      I want it to be whichever results from us attempting to preserve democracy.

      Our nation has taken far, far bigger risks than 4 years of Trump to preserve democracy.

      Determining something to be an acceptable risk is not the same as wanting it. Casualties are an acceptable risk of a just war. No one says people want soldiers to die.

      I’m prepared to risk a Trump presidency to preserve some semblance of democracy and make it clear that genocide is never an acceptable option. That doesn’t mean I want a Trump presidency any more than being prepared to risk soldier’s lives during war means you want soldiers to die.

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        10 minutes ago

        I’m prepared to risk a Trump presidency

        This is beyond the pale. You must have checked off on all of your entitlements before you came to this realization. Because what you’re doing by “risking” a Trump presidency is potentially going to hurt a lot of people. Get over yourself and pay attention to what’s going here.

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        4 hours ago

        I’m prepared to risk a Trump presidency

        You’re not taking a risk. You are promoting a Trump presidency. If you can’t or won’t accept reality then there is no need to continue this conversation.