We can't vote for who we want
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It is so enjoyable! 
I love having my existence up for debate with no room for actual changes that would benefit me and my community. I love being whipped with my rights used as a carrot to coerce me into having to vote for the lesser evil candidate that is obnoxiously evil. I absolutely enjoy all of this and love having liberals yell at me that not voting is a privilege while they feel zero heat or impact from the constantly increasing heat.
Damn, CPSU should've brought back the Mensheviks after the war smh
Thatβs funny. What about when the security police domed JFK in the head lol. Is this from like Hannah Arendtβs totalitarianism or something?
It is from a textbook called 'The Soviet System of Government' by John N. Hazard π΄ββ οΈ and while it has interesting info on the structure of the Soviet government, it's filled with eye rolling bits like this. One of the best chapters, in my opinion, was where it discussed the employment situation.
edit: I mean that legitimately btw. Chapter 12 Employment by the State is a fascinating read and it's worth downloading just for that.
Interesting, thanks for sharing!
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Well, you see, an overwhelming majority of Soviet citizens actually hated living under a state that was aggressively rooting out fascists instead of engaging with the fascists in the marketplace of ideas.
Fuck your democracy I want a real one
Love my democracy that exports barbarism and is constantly on the brink of turning that violence inwards.
Surely better candidates will appear if we always do what we are told
You also have to read and watch the news correctly
"Democrats will let you have the luxury of voting Republican in 2028."
That's not the sell you think it is.
Ah yes the famous not being able to vote for who you want democracy.
Call me idealist butβ¦ whatever happened to that notion of voting for a candidate you actually like, agree with, and think would be a good president? I was reading up on the PSL presidential candidate Claudia de la Cruz the other day. She seems hella cool and I canβt find any position she has that I disagree with. She would be the best president the US ever had by a long shot. I like her and support her, so why shouldnβt I vote for her?
Do we live in a country of liberal democratic values or not? If America is this city on a hill, and our most cherished value is to be able to vote to express our values, why would it matter if my preferred candidate wonβt win? All I ever hear from liberals is that Americaβs system of governance is better than Chinaβs because we can choose from more than one party, and in America I can vote along with my conscious since we (on paper) have multiparty elections (just pay no attention to the stats on which country more of their own citizens think is a democracy). But then every 4 years we have to chuck all that, hold our nose, and only vote for a candidate that can win. And if thatβs all that voting is now in America, then why even bother with this farce that western style liberal democracy is the highest form of governance. If all we can do is vote for candidates we hate, then no, our version of democracy sucks ass, this country sucks, and we should just throw the whole thing out and try something radically different. But in the meantime fuck it, if Iβm forced to live in this shithole that likes to pretend itβs the greatest country on earth, then come Election Day Iβm gonna vote the way Iβm told by the slick marketing materials Iβm supposed to vote: for someone who represents my values and who I think is best suited to lead the country.
Always vote for the PSL candidate as a write in in my state. I'm not in a swing state so it doesn't matter but I'm proud to be one of the 400 or so people who vote for PSL.
if you don't have the luxury of voting for what you want you already don't enjoy or have democracy
usians are the most propagandized people on earth
American liberals are the most ~~propagandized~~ cucked people on earth
YOU π DO π NOT π LIVE π IN π A π DEMOCRACY
THERE π IS π NO π DEMOCRACY π TO π LOSE
The leaders of both parties stood on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial today, holding hands, soaking up chants of "No Ceasefire."
that's right we live in a republic 
Who is 'we'? They never fucking votescold the 'reasonable republicans' who democrats are slavishly devoted to.
If the anti-genocide faction is large enough to scupper your electoral chances, maybe your candidates should adapt.