The election to fill a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat has become a referendum not only on the new administration, but on Elon Musk, the billionaire who has become one of President Donald Trump ‘s top financial backers and the architect of his efforts to slash the federal workforce.

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    I mean you have valid points, but you’re not really offering much of a solution. I think most people will agree that the two party system has failed the people, but simply not participating in it is exactly what conservatives require to achieve their goals.

    I am not a fan of hardly any Democrats, but it would be idiotic to say there’s not a stark difference between the two parties, especially at the State level.

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      You do not need to have a solution to a complex problem, naming it is enough if it is apparent that most are unaware.

      Example: A doctor does something wrong during an operation, you need neither expertise nor a solution to point out that something went wrong.

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        naming it is enough if it is apparent that most are unaware.

        Do you really think that people on Lemmy are unaware that the two party system is a problem?

        I think the problem most people are having with this type of criticism is that it’s aimed at the only tool we currently have to oppose fascism, while not really giving us any other option. All while not even really being critical of the actual problem…the fascist.

        The frustrating thing about my fellow leftist that most liberal minded on this site have, is that we seem to spend more time trying to fight liberalism than we do fascism. When history shows that the only real way to defeat fascist is to form a popular front with anyone who isn’t a fucking fascist.

        Liberalism isn’t my preferred government choice, but I’ll make nice with anyone willing to throw hands at a fucking Nazi. We can settle our differences when the guys who want to exterminate minority groups have left the chat.

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          Martin Luther King Jr and Malcom X knew that voting was not the only tool to fight oppression and were killed for it

          been time to march to the white house again and has been for hot minute

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            Martin Luther King Jr and Malcom X knew that voting was not the only tool to fight oppression and were killed for it

            Are you equating your criticisms to MLK and Malcolm X’s accomplishments?

            been time to march to the white house again and has been for hot minute

            And what exactly does your criticism have to do with marching on the fascist led white house?

            Again my rebuttal to your criticism is that you didn’t offer anything but criticism to the only resistance option we currently have going for us. Criticism does not equal political organizing…

            At the moment I would welcome any form of political organizing in the aims of opposing the current administration. Whether that be from Democrats, centrist Republicans , or even libertarians. I don’t care as long as you aren’t a fucking neonazi. We need a large tent opposition to oppose fascism as a popular front.

            Leftist nitpicking liberal ideology only serves the aims of the fascist. Get over yourself and lock arms with anyone who is willing to stand up to a literal fascist.

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        Example: A doctor does something wrong during an operation, you need neither expertise nor a solution to point out that something went wrong.

        I love how this ignores subtlety completely. It’s like “I know a rocket when I see one, so let me be a rocket scientist”

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          The correct analogy would be that anyone can call a rocket a rocket, without being able to build one.