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Consent of the governed? Then rule of law is dead! (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I know most of y'all have heard of consent manufacturing, but I want to radicalize some American liberals. I got some fun slogans to use:

Democracy is Dead; Law is Dead
Law of Nature
The Left was the Answer the Rich Killed
No Law; No Order. No Justice; No Peace
The Rich Killed America
With Power 💰 Comes Responsibility
Burn With Us
Too Woke? Not Awake Enough
Welcome to Hell: Sponsored by _________
Never Forget What They Took From Us
Only the Economy was Zero-Sum
Blame the Rich
Join Us in Pain
They Made This Change Inevitable
Democrats Failed
Starve Peace and What Do You Feed?
Never Forgive
Fascism Kills Global Capitalism Too
You Gave Trump More Than You Thought
Self Care, Other Harm
Make Reason to Live

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 7 months ago (4 children)

If people don't vote, democracy breaks.

In 2024, if Nobody was a candidate, they would have won handily.

Non-voters vastly outnumbered voters for both candidates.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 7 months ago

More like if democracy breaks, people don't vote. Apathy doesn't come out of thin air.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (1 children)

People didn't vote and democracy broke. Game over. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200. Flip the board and Hazbro with it.

It's over! Liberal Democracy died because people thought it was bad and not worth saving. We're in the endgame, and there's no time travel bullshit to save us.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Liberal democracy died because liberals undermined their own support structure for forty years.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago

Exactly

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

Isn't that basically always true (in the USA), though?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago (1 children)

It is always true in any democratic republic: The cost of a functioning democracy is vigilance on the part of all citizens, as is staying informed. It can be exhausting, but if those efforts fail the results can be disastrous.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

Time for results! ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ

[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

That doesn't even take into account people not allowed to vote