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Ethel @ethelmerman01.bsky.social · 18h
Voting lesser of two evils was a strategic blunder. It led to the "left" committing genocide.
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Ethel @ethelmerman01.bsky.social · 19h
Racism/sexism can't be addressed without understanding the raging class war. Most are too distracted to even know it's happening. While you're busy reflecting on your implicit bias the ultra rich continue their institutional takeover. Rosa Luxemburg & W.E.B. Du Bois understood this.
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Ethel @ethelmerman01.bsky.social · 1d
Economically insecure people are susceptible to the right-wing hate speech Trump spews out. Dems ran US for 35 years after the New Deal when they were partnered with unions & the working class. It's no mystery they're losing--they work for their wealthy donors now. It's class war, not culture war.
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Ethel @ethelmerman01.bsky.social · 2d
He got the peace prize then ordered 4,000 extrajudicial killings.
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Ethel @ethelmerman01.bsky.social · 2d
Biden was giving Netanyahu everything he wanted & was a proven ally so courting Trump & stroking his ego was just covering both bases.
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Ethel @ethelmerman01.bsky.social · 2d
With winners like Kissinger and Obama, I've learned not trust the process.
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Ethel @ethelmerman01.bsky.social · 2d
It wasn't just religion. There's been a concerted effort by capitalists to erase class consciousness & have the people bicker amongst themselves as the "invisible hand" picks their pockets.
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Ethel @ethelmerman01.bsky.social · 2d
With such ideological fragmentation across the workforce today & with so many barely making ends meet, the barriers to a general strike seem all but impossible to overcome. It'll take a major collapse in quality of life to bring about unity & the "nothing to lose" mentality needed.
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Ethel @ethelmerman01.bsky.social · 3d
There is vigorous debate in the US between the far-right and the fascists.
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Ethel @ethelmerman01.bsky.social · 3d
The Peace Prize lost its meaning when they gave it to Obama.
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Ethel @ethelmerman01.bsky.social · 3d
By that logic you are a Trump fan. You fucked up. Accept it and move on.
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Ethel @ethelmerman01.bsky.social · 3d
Well she dedicated her award to Trump. I guess her far-right leanings were lost on you.
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Ethel @ethelmerman01.bsky.social · 3d
She's just another right-winger ready to privatize everything in her country to benefit Western interests. Peace Prize lost its meaning when they gave Obama one.
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Ethel @ethelmerman01.bsky.social · 3d
It's North Korean style propaganda now. No one really believes it, not even MAGA.
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Ethel @ethelmerman01.bsky.social · 3d
It's almost like he said what people wanted to hear to gain political power.
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Ethel @ethelmerman01.bsky.social · 4d
Yeah, why is everyone acting like she's so great?
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Ethel @ethelmerman01.bsky.social · 4d
What makes her so great? She's part of the right-wing in Venezuela.
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Ethel @ethelmerman01.bsky.social · 4d
People wanted her to stop ALL weapons to Israel & put an end to the slaughter--not a temporary pause on certain bombs. So weird to see so many on the so-called left acting as apologists for genocide.
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Ethel @ethelmerman01.bsky.social · 4d
The guy couldn't find a black hat?
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Ethel @ethelmerman01.bsky.social · 4d
She said that once in a speech to Muslim-Americans. Empty words that failed to counter the reality that she would continue supporting Israel no matter what. When is Blue MAGA gonna take responsibility for their actions???
www.democracynow.org/2024/8/30/ha...
Kamala Harris Refuses to Condition U.S. Military Support for Israel
We turn to Kamala Harris’s position on Israel’s war on Gaza, which many are calling a genocide. After she was asked about calls to condition U.S. arms shipments to Israel by CNN reporter Dana Bash, Ha...
www.democracynow.org
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Ethel @ethelmerman01.bsky.social · 4d
I said "most" didn't care. The lesser of two evils gets away with a lot of evil.
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Ethel @ethelmerman01.bsky.social · 4d
Voting the lesser of two evils saw the "left" supporting genocide. Millions just couldn't cross that line. Dems knew this. Millions more were in poverty after Biden cancelled COVID relief & rolled the dice on Trump. Dems coulda won easily. They chose to lose rather than stop moving right.
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Ethel @ethelmerman01.bsky.social · 4d
Biden cancelled COVID support programs that helped lift so many out of poverty & then started genociding. Harris promised to continue his policies. Dems had a clear path to victory but chose to lose rather than move left. The Blue MAGA slogan "fuck you, vote for us or else" just didn't resonate.
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Ethel @ethelmerman01.bsky.social · 4d
Obama blew up 4,000 suspected terrorists so he kinda set the precedent for this kind of thing. Most Dems didn't care when it was Muslims, just like most Dems don't care about 40,000 Palestinians killed by Biden. It's one of the reasons they lost.
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Ethel @ethelmerman01.bsky.social · 4d
Obviously he didn't but people were willing to take a chance on him cuz they were so disillusioned with Dems. The only one polling lower than Trump right now is the Democratic party. They're moving right when everyone wants them to go left. Face reality or keep losing.
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