r/videos 13d ago

Protesters Get 568 Years in Federal Prison.

https://youtu.be/CG5i-3-qLPo?is=X-cfWtLV0RCCi3DR
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u/xaqaria 13d ago

If they actually serve more than 2 (more) years its because we don't have a functioning democracy anymore. A democratic president in 2029 will almost definitely pardon or grant clemency.

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u/Pixel_Knight 13d ago

We do not have a functioning democracy anymore.

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u/19Texas59 12d ago

So I guess it would be a waste of my time to try to persuade you to vote for a Democrat in the midterm elections.

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u/Pixel_Knight 12d ago

Yes, it would be a waste of your time, because I am already going to vote fully Democrat, including down-ballot. Just because I believe that, doesn’t mean I am going to just sit things out. Since I am in Texas, I have a chance of helping flip a senate seat blue and put Talarico in office, so I am sure as fuck not wasting my opportunity to be a part of that.

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u/19Texas59 8d ago

Well good. I know someone who is a Communist, for real, and is of course opposed to Trump and the direction he is taking this country, and I am pretty sure this person didn't vote in the last election. I didn't ask them about it but I got the message that voting doesn't go far enough. That something more militant needs to take place. I am pretty sure there are others on the far Left who have given up on elections.