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In reply to the discussion: The "extreme left" didn't give us Trump. The path to hell was paved by [View all]BainsBane
(52,999 posts)and aren't making apologies for him like some who pretend to be on the left, who have bent over backward to enable and accommodate fascism. Those who refused to vote for Clinton continue to make excuses for Trump and promote his fascist regime. Jackpineradicals is a key example of where that goes on, as is the lunatic "Sane Progressive." They are collaborators with fascism.
The entire point of this thread is to justify voting against Clinton, which means voting for Trump. You became furious because I pointed out the results of doing so on the lives of actual human beings. You called me a COWARD for pointing out that real human beings lives are being torn apart and jeopardized.
There are a collection of people whose "principles" demanded they vote against the Democrats, either by voting Third Party or for Trump directly. I am pointing out what those "principles" entailed. It meant a myopic focus on self and complete disregard for the lives of the vulnerable. That is a fact, even if they can't bother to think about it because they don't give a shit about those people. I don't expect them to talk about it anymore than I expect bankers to. They focus on what they care about, which does not include the results of their voting behavior on the subaltern.
You insisted that voters respond to STRENGTH. Voters elected Trump. I pointed out that notion of strength is more akin to a strongman and authoritarianism than government in a liberal democracy. As Souter's comments point to, when citizens cease to understand civics, they look for someone "strong" to fix everything now. That is how democracy ends.