Hamtramck, population 28,000, has new Trump campaign office weeks from election in hopes of gains in swing state

Stephen Starr in Hamtramck, Michigan
Mon 14 Oct 2024 11.00 EDT

              •  BurningRiver   ( @BurningRiver@beehaw.org ) 
                2•6 months ago

                What about Trump could possibly make you think that he would continue the status quo in any way, shape or form? He already publically said he would turn the military on anyone who opposed him.

                We also know how he feels about anyone who isn’t a straight, white, Christian male, so how anyone arrives at the conclusion that things wouldn’t be catastrophically worse for everyone outside that demographic is a complete mystery to me.

                I’m tired of the argument here that voting for a third party will make some sort of positive statement, so just do what you have to do. When Trump wins and starts deporting (or worse) Muslims currently in this country, they can all go see if Jill Stein will save them. The status quo sucks, but it’s also a lot harder to campaign for change after they’ve been expelled from the country.

                For what it’s worth, I am 100% against the genocide in Gaza and I want the bombs to stop being delivered. However, it’s easier to rally and protest for change without someone aspiring to be a dictator in power.

                •  Cowbee [he/they]   ( @Cowbee@lemmy.ml ) 
                  5•6 months ago

                  What about Trump could possibly make you think that he would continue the status quo in any way, shape or form? He already publically said he would turn the military on anyone who opposed him.

                  America is a dying empire, that is the status quo.

                  We also know how he feels about anyone who isn’t a straight, white, Christian male, so how anyone arrives at the conclusion that things wouldn’t be catastrophically worse for everyone outside that demographic is a complete mystery to me.

                  We also know that the dems haven’t been protecting anyone from republicans.

                  I’m tired of the argument here that voting for a third party will make some sort of positive statement, so just do what you have to do. When Trump wins and starts deporting (or worse) Muslims currently in this country, they can all go see if Jill Stein will save them. The status quo sucks, but it’s also a lot harder to campaign for change after they’ve been expelled from the country.

                  For what it’s worth, I am 100% against the genocide in Gaza and I want the bombs to stop being delivered. However, it’s easier to rally and protest for change without someone aspiring to be a dictator in power.

                  Big talk for someone arguing against protesting for change.

    •  Cowbee [he/they]   ( @Cowbee@lemmy.ml ) 
      21•6 months ago

      It’s becoming multipolar, with right-wingers on the Lemmy.world side and left wingers on the Lemmy.ml side, and the various instances aligned with each and neither. The Lemmy.world moderators are also Zionists that allow hasbara but censor comments that show the complicity of the Democrats in genocide as “misinformation.”

    •  Peter Link   ( @pete_link@lemmy.ml ) OPEnglish
      14•6 months ago

      You mean the reaction (downvotes) in the .world instances, right?

      I think the contrast reflects the real diversity of opinions, and not lack of stamina. Of course I am disappointed with the downvotes and the hostile comments to anything that might oppose Harris. But the level of discourse in Lemmy is a lot better than Twitter, FB, etc.

      So I’m going to keep posting these to as many communities as I can. :-)