• Cryophilia@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    I have a strict “no genocide” policy.

    That’s not one of the options though. You get to pick which genocide. You either get restrained genocide, or full genocide with a side of dismantling American democracy.

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        If I have kids, I genuinely hope they ask me that. I hope they get angry at me, because the concept of a tacit genocide supporter being the lesser evil is unthinkable. I want them to live in a world where there aren’t moral conundrums like that, and the closest they come to them is in gritty video games and academic hypotheticals.

        I’m willing to support the lesser evil and have blood on my hands so they can live in a better world and condemn me for it. I will be thrilled if that comes to pass.

      • skeptomatic@lemmy.ca
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        2 years ago

        You mean critical thinking?
        As soon as it’s assured Trump loses, and the subsequent cou de tat is quelled, you can all camp the White House front lawn and shake the fences, throw red paint, call old Biden an accessory to murder. Fill your boots.

        But not before.

        Balancing on the tightrope with hell yawning below, is hardly the time to consider changing your shoelaces.

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          As soon as it’s assured Trump loses, and the subsequent cou de tat is quelled, you can all camp the White House front lawn and shake the fences, throw red paint, call old Biden an accessory to murder. Fill your boots.

          None of that will cause any structural change, which is why it is permitted

          How can we reshape the United States such that genocide is never permitted again?

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        Happily, and I’ll teach them how to do the same, when necessary. Unlike your parents apparently.

        Sometimes there’s no good choice, only bad and worse. That’s how life works and I’m sad your parents never prepared you for that.

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          Sometimes there’s no good choice

          Why?

          And what conclusions can be drawn about who does and does not hold power in the United States?

          And what should be done to the United States to correct this?