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[–] Diva@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

How is spending another 4 years at brunch while Gaza is turned into a parking lot suddenly fighting fascism? Democrats would be vindicated in their genocidal behavior and act like they were just savvy and correct.

You seem really fixated with painting yourself as an anti-fascist, while simultaneously attempting to browbeat people into voting for the Democrats, while they were openly participating in a genocide.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world -4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

How is spending another 4 years at brunch while Gaza is turned into a parking lot suddenly fighting fascism?

Having four years to fight against that mentality is a hell of a lot fucking better than turning Gaza into a parking lot now.

But like I said, you have the same mentality as the fascist ghouls you so eagerly enable - we're all going to die - so why not now?

Democrats would be vindicated in their genocidal behavior and act like they were just savvy and correct.

I've been following the Israel-Palestine situation and US public opinion on it for as long as I've been political - ie as long as I've been in double-digits. US public opinion on Israel hasn't changed in a fucking decade of genocide, and not for three decades of genocide before that. The post-2023 situation was the first major shift in US public opinion on Israel in my fucking lifetime, and instead of trying to make the most of the shift, which was largely Dems voters shifting to 'qualified support' instead of 'unqualified support' purity-testing leftists, in the literal millions, decided to toss the election to the most pro-Israel ghoul America has ever had.

You had an opportunity to decouple the US from Israel. Instead, you decided to hand over the US to a fascist regime which will do anything for Israel. Great job.

You seem really fixated with painting yourself as an anti-fascist, while simultaneously attempting to browbeat people into voting for the Democrats, while they were openly participating in a genocide.

Yes, under the same principles as WW2. I would probably be telling people that supporting the British Empire or the USA or the Soviet Union was non-negotiable despite all being imperialist genocidal states. But at least you would've had the smug satisfaction of declaring both sides were just as bad as the Nazis herded us into camps. You would've been the only TRUE anti-fascist of the lot, putting your thumb up your ass and refusing even the merest, most meager assistance to so-called 'anti-fascist' forces. :)

[–] Diva@lemmy.ml 7 points 6 days ago (2 children)

You had an opportunity to decouple the US from Israel. Instead, you decided to hand over the US to a fascist regime which will do anything for Israel. Great job.

Trust me, my vote had zero impact on the election. Biden kicked more people off Medicaid than the number Kamala lost by, by like an order of magnitude. 25 mil unenrolled from Medicaid by "ending" COVID

It seems like a bit of a sideshow to be blaming leftists when the people doing the most damage to electoral Democrats were Joe Biden and his co-conspirators.

The only people tossing the election to the the fascists were the people literally in power at the time who decided that it was more important to protect Israel and "nothing will fundamentally change" than winning an election.

Yes, under the same principles as WW2. I would probably be telling people that supporting the British Empire or the USA or the Soviet Union was non-negotiable despite all being imperialist genocidal states.

I support a popular front, it's why I am fine working with Marxists as an anarchist. Democrat politicians are not anti-fascist, at best they are collaborators, at worst active participants. Most Democrat voters who I run into in daily life are considerably less ride-or-die for Israel than their politicians.

[–] piefood@feddit.online 6 points 6 days ago

I don't think that I will ever stop being amazed by Democrats blaming the people who voted against genocide, rather than blaming the party that chose to hand the election to Trump in order to continue genocide.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world -5 points 6 days ago (1 children)

. Biden kicked more people off Medicaid than the number Kamala lost by, by like an order of magnitude. 25 mil unenrolled from Medicaid by “ending” COVID 25 mil unenrolled from Medicaid by "ending" COVID

"Biden kicked off more people"

[the article literally outlines the Biden adminstration's attempts to stop Medicaid disenrolment by the states]

But hey, reading your own sources is a little too much effort! I mean, if you put in that kind of effort, what would be next? Voting AGAINST Nazis? Perish the thought!

It seems like a bit of a sideshow to be blaming leftists

Golly gee, I wonder why I might blame people who opted to let literal Nazis win in order to worsened a genocide they supposedly oppose??

It must be some kind of sideshow, just a paltry two million or so votes, nothing that would swing an election, lol

The only people tossing the election to the the fascists were the people literally in power at the time who decided that it was more important to protect Israel and “nothing will fundamentally change” than winning an election.

How is an election won, by the way?

Is it by the performance of the parties locked in aristocratic struggle with one another?

... or is it by the votes of the electorate?

You don't have to answer, I know it makes you uncomfortable to think about how voters might have a responsibility to prevent literal Nazis.

I support a popular front, it’s why I am fine working with Marxists as an anarchist. Democrat politicians are not anti-fascist, at best they are collaborators, at worst active participants. Most Democrat voters who I run into in daily life are considerably less ride-or-die for Israel than their politicians.

So exactly as I said - you'd sit with your thumb up your ass and let the Nazis genocide everyone they wanted, because opposing Nazis is too much of a burden on your poor wittle soul.

[–] Diva@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

[the article literally outlines the Biden adminstration’s attempts to stop Medicaid disenrolment by the states]

yeah because they'll spin anything, Biden was fucking president he could have just said "oh no there's actually still COVID, keep everyone on medicaid"

Golly gee, I wonder why I might blame people who opted to let literal Nazis win in order to worsened a genocide they supposedly oppose??

The people who were in power are the only ones to blame for their own loss. You are a cynical operator though, so keep on blaming everyone except those losers. Maybe it will work one of these times.

… or is it by the votes of the electorate?

If you don't do heinous evil shit maybe people will vote for you. simple as. The Biden/Harris admin decided that levelling Gaza was more important than winning.

So exactly as I said - you’d sit with your thumb up your ass

weirdly sexual comment but ok

let the Nazis genocide everyone they wanted, because opposing Nazis is too much of a burden on your poor wittle soul.

once more, this is on the Democrats for their incompetent governance. They refused to do anything meaningful to stop Israel, refused to do anything slightly meaningful economically because the parliamentarian said no, and we all get to pay the price.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world -3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

yeah because they’ll spin anything, Biden was fucking president he could have just said “oh no there’s actually still COVID, keep everyone on medicaid”

Holy fucking shit.

This is a Republican level take on the powers of the President. Fox News level understanding of civics. Christ.

The people who were in power are the only ones to blame for their own loss.

"The people in power weren't entertaining enough for me to vote against murdering minorities!"

Bravo.

If you don’t do heinous evil shit maybe people will vote for you. simple as.

Apparently not, considering who you lot decided to elevate to power!

weirdly sexual comment but ok

Sitting with your thumb up your ass is a common idiom. Like, you know, 'touch grass'.

once more, this is on the Democrats for their incompetent governance. They refused to do anything meaningful to stop Israel, refused to do anything slightly meaningful economically because the parliamentarian said no, and we all get to pay the price.

I love that I say you wouldn't have opposed the Nazis in WW2 because the Allies were all imperfect, and your only response is "Well, the Dems are REALLY imperfect!"

So literally affirming my accusation. Jesus Christ.

[–] Diva@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Holy fucking shit.

This is a Republican level take on the powers of the President.

Damn straight I'm for a unitary executive giving everyone healthcare and housing

“The people in power weren’t entertaining enough for me to vote against murdering minorities!”

The people (who were) in power were too complicit for me to view them as serious opposition.

Sitting with your thumb up your ass is a common idiom. Like, you know, ‘touch grass’.

I will take your word for it. Still seemed like a weird comment.

So literally affirming my accusation. Jesus Christ.

Are you able to even criticize the democrats? All you seem to do is rage about people who aren't as genocidal as you are.

Like I said, you're a cynical operator, obviously nothing is going to change your mind.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world -2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Damn straight I’m for a unitary executive giving everyone healthcare

And I'm for everyone getting a pony at Joe Biden's expense, that doesn't mean it's a realistic policy proposal.

Maybe next you can ask your local mayor to stop the genocide in Israel, as long as we're having takes completely divorced from the power of the offices as they stand now.

The people (who were) in power were too complicit for me to view them as serious opposition.

Cool, now you get very serious fascism.

Are you able to even criticize the democrats? All you seem to do is rage about people who aren’t as genocidal as you are.

I have extensive criticism of the Dems and regularly post it - unfortunately, I don't asspat people who support Nazis, which apparently makes me Hillary Clinton Incarnate or something.

Like I said, you’re a cynical operator, obviously nothing is going to change your mind.

How ironic.

[–] Diva@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I have extensive criticism of the Dems and regularly post it - unfortunately, I don’t asspat people who support Nazis, which apparently makes me Hillary Clinton Incarnate or something.

Weird how that criticism doesn't extend to their complicity in an extremely public genocide. Rather than reflect on that loss you blame people who were literally nowhere near being in power because your preferred mass murderer lost.

Like I said, you’re a cynical operator, obviously nothing is going to change your mind.

How ironic.

I'm not the one running a snark comm about communists and claiming to be 'anti-fascist'

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world -2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Weird how that criticism doesn’t extend to their complicity in an extremely public genocide.

I literally have criticized Dems, numerous times, for supporting Israel. But that doesn't fit your need to absolve yourself of supporting Nazis.

I’m not the one running a snark comm about communists and claiming to be ‘anti-fascist’

I'm sorry, do you think that committing genocide on Ukrainians, Poles, Crimean Tatars, Koreans, and Uyghurs is leftism or something? I knew I was talking to someone who was willing to sit by and welcome in Nazis, but I didn't realize you were an active genocide denier.

[–] Diva@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You are the one trying to get everyone to vote for your preferred genociders, I'm just a bystander 😇

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world -2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I’m just a bystander 😇

Yep, like all the other good Nazis in Germany from 39-45.

[–] Diva@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'm the one going to the camps at this rate, tyvm.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world -3 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Yep, just like the conservative Jews who insisted that Hitler 'wasn't that bad' and that him winning might teach the other parties a lesson.

But until the camps? Like you said. You're just a bystander. Doing nothing, not even the least exertion that children fresh out of fucking high school do, in order to stop literal Nazis.

[–] Diva@lemmy.ml 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You never seem to be able to land a hit unless it's against a straw woman you've set up.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world -3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I'm sorry, are you changing your story or something?

[–] Diva@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

We have no popular vote in the US. I voted against trump, but not for the Democrats, because the result in my state was a forgone conclusion. You said that I should side with the democrats because it's important to have a popular front vs fascism, I pointed out that in this equation the US/Israel and the democrat/republican genocide coalition is the greater evil to be opposed by the rest of the world.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world -2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

And you just gave power to the greater evil. Like being offered a choice between Lenin and Stalin, and picking Stalin. Good job! Genocide for everyone!

But don't worry, it wasn't your fault! You 'just' sat by as a fascist swearing to do as much genocide as possible was ushered into power, all whilst licking the boots of other genocidal LGBT murdering fascists because... you like that they took far less money away from Israel than those nasty Democrats would have...?

[–] Diva@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Both candidates are Zionist, the outcome is the same. Republicans are architects of the final solution, but Democrats would willingly participate as long as it polled well and was spread out on a manageable timeline such that the slaughter of undesirables was not too visible.

My vote literally had no impact on this, no matter how much you wish it did.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world -2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Oh, so now you're in bot mode, literally copying and pasting your previous comments. I guess we're done, now that we've hit your loop to avoid having to worry yourself by having an independent thought about something said outside of your online bubble?

[–] Diva@lemmy.ml 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I'm certainly not going to bother rehashing a point I've already made, just because you seem intent on re-litigating it.

here have another one:

You never seem to be able to land a hit unless it’s against a straw woman you’ve set up.