• Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    What good is a revolution where the cost is human life with no guarantee of victory?

    No one is arguing the voting booth is the perfect. My only argument is, if you is you want to win, you have to win on all fronts. You have to have a strategy, not just a dream. Even if the US were to escalate to violent revolution, who is it you want at the helm of the US military when the fighting breaks out?

    No, it is wasteful for me to discuss with you if you cannot see any value in the vote. It is delusional of me to discuss with you if you think a revolution comes down to the villagers simply picking up pitchforks.

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      2 months ago

      What good is a revolution where the cost is human life with no guarantee of victory?

      What good is pacifity where the cost is human life with no guarantee of a better life?

      My only argument is, if you is you want to win, you have win on all fronts.

      Sure. That doesn’t preclude a certain degree of self-defense. A union that can be busted up by mob violence or a peace march that’s mowed down by the police isn’t worth much, except as a reminder of how fragile human life is.

      it is wasteful for me to discuss with you if you cannot see any value in the vote

      A vote is valuable in an institution that respects its value. Elections with only one candidate don’t mean anything.