Re:Will the US experience a violent upheaval in 2020? (2012)
by datenarsch on Sunday January 10, 2021 @04:54PM
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The establishment/mainstream is the real enemy of the people. It totally makes sense to support anyone who you think could realistically challenge and destroy the status quo.
Re:Will the US experience a violent upheaval in 2020? (2012)
by root_axis on Sunday January 10, 2021 @05:04PM
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What if the person that destroys the status quo is worse? Is your argument that nothing could be worse than the status quo?
Re:Will the US experience a violent upheaval in 2020? (2012)
by alisonatwork on Sunday January 10, 2021 @05:10PM
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A useful example might be to look at the fallout of the various protests during Arab Spring, and how it led to both more liberal and less liberal outcomes.
Anti-establishmentarianism can bring together people of different political persuasions who all want to dismantle parts of the current system. What comes after that is a new battle, and that one may end up fought along more traditionally ideological lines.
At least voting for a 3rd party one can be said to be contributing to a cause closest to one's ideal, but being favorable to anyone who the mainstream doesn't approve of just seems like flawed logic.