• Cosmicomical@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    In most us states they take your voting right when you are convicted. This is not compatible with running for president as a convict imo.

    • DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social
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      5 months ago

      Have you considered that maybe that’s tyranny as well?

      What if, for example, someone decided to make weed a felony because he couldn’t outright make being black illegal?

        • Todd Bonzalez@lemm.ee
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          5 months ago

          Oh sweet summer child, everyone smokes weed. Cannabis prohibition was about giving police the power to arrest anyone they want to - and they used that power to arrest Black people.

          And if you don’t smoke weed? Well what about this little baggy we “found in your pocket”?

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            5 months ago

            I really, really, really hate the phrase “Oh sweet summer child”. Is it possible to be any more patronizing? Couldn’t you just say it normally?

            • Cursed@lemmus.org
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              5 months ago

              Not that I care about either of you guys or your argument, but I gotta point out that it’s a phrase intended to be insulting and condescending. You’re just letting the other guy know they got to you by writing this.