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Jürgen Hubert
Jürgen Hubert
@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social  ·  activity timestamp 8 hours ago

An excellent essay by @pluralistic , as always.

And it underscores an important point for #USPolitics : " #VoteBlue ", in itself, is not a useful strategy for stopping fascism in the USA.

Because it won't do much if those elected Democrats are not afraid of the wrath of the voters each and every time they give in to Trump and the other oligarchs.

If they are not afraid of the voters, a lot of them will just do what they have kept on doing - as their voters for donations while selling out democracy and civil rights to their corporate donors.

True reform in the USA will not come without powerful organization outside of the party apparatuses.

https://pluralistic.net/2026/01/29/post-american-canada/

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Karawynn Long 🦊✍🏻🏳️‍🌈😷♿
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@karawynn@wandering.shop replied  ·  activity timestamp 7 hours ago

@juergen_hubert @pluralistic

This reminds me of Hamilton Nolan’s “Enemies and Cowards” political framing:

https://www.hamiltonnolan.com/p/how-to-think-about-politics-without

How to Think About Politics Without Wanting to Kill Yourself

There are Enemies, and then there are Cowards.
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jz.tusk
jz.tusk
@jztusk@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 7 hours ago

@juergen_hubert @pluralistic

#VoteBlue is what you do in November, when the choice might be down to some stale corporate Democrat versus some Republican fascist.

> Because it won't do much if those elected Democrats are not afraid of the wrath of the voters each and every time they give in to Trump and the other oligarchs.

This is utterly wrong. 2021-2024 we didn't have this shit, and a bunch of corp Dems being in control is why. That made a fucking difference.

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Jürgen Hubert
Jürgen Hubert
@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 7 hours ago

@jztusk @pluralistic

Corpo Democrats do not prevent fascism, they only delay it. I remember how #DefundThePolice was called for, yet Democrats still expanded police forces, including ICE.

https://www.npr.org/2026/01/21/nx-s1-5674887/ice-budget-funding-congress-trump

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jz.tusk
jz.tusk
@jztusk@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 7 hours ago

@juergen_hubert @pluralistic

Delay matters. People should vote blue every November. Do you dispute that?

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Jürgen Hubert
Jürgen Hubert
@juergen_hubert@mementomori.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 7 hours ago

@jztusk @pluralistic

I do not.

But real change must come in the Primaries. Otherwise the USA will simply continue to alternate between "slow-walking fascism" and "speed-running fascism".

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jz.tusk
jz.tusk
@jztusk@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 7 hours ago

@juergen_hubert @pluralistic

Excellent! Do you know how many people there are spouting off against "Vote Blue", didn't vote for Kamala Harris over Trump because "purity", and are still defending that decision? And your slamming "Vote Blue" reinforces their self-sabotaging ideas.

I agree primaries are the strongest place to get better Dems. Plus people need to keep after their elected officials during their terms. ...

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