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Debunking The Bullshit Claim: Youre

Privileged If You Dont Vote For Clinton

Iwanttostartthisoffbysayingthis:yes,privilegedoesexist.Itexistsin
manydynamicsofouridentitiesashumanbeingsofcertaincommunities.
Whiteprivilege,cisgenderprivilege,heterosexualprivilege,wealthprivilege,
andsoon.Iwanttoclarifythatitdoesnotmeanyouareabadpersonitjust

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meansthatyouareabletoliveyourlifeeasier,inwaysothersarenot.Foran
example,whitepeopleabletolivetheirliveswithalesslikelychanceofbeing
targetedandmurderedbypolice.Thatisaprivilegebecausealthoughit
shouldbearight,intheU.S.Apeopleofcolor,inparticularBlackfolks,do
nothavethatright.Asatransperson,asawoman,andasapoorperson,I
knowthattherearethingsthatIhavetoworryaboutandstruggleagainst
whenothersdonot,rootedspecificallybecauseofwhoIam.Iwantittobe
understoodthathavingprivilegedoesnotinvalidateanystrugglesi.e,
transphobia,xenophobia,misogyny,racism,orclassism.Butweshouldnot
betryingtohaveanoppressionOlympics.Stoptryingtousetheconceptof
privilegeasaninsult.BeingapoorwhitetranswomandoesnotmeanIdo
nothavewhiteprivilege.Beingawhitewomandoesnotmeanyoudonot
havewhiteprivilege.BeingaBlackmandoesnotmeanyoudonothavemale
privilege.Beingaheterosexualwomandoesnotmeanyoudonothave
heterosexualprivilege.Butitalsodoesnotinvalidatetheoppression,the
struggleofmisogyny,racism,etc.,youstruggleagainstandfightagainst.
Withallthatbeingsaid,Iwanttocallbullshitonthenotionthatsomebodyis
privilegediftheydonotvoteforHillaryClinton.Itistotalbullshit.
Thisclaimmakesjustasmuchsense,andhasasmuchvalidity,assaying:If
youvoteforHillary,youretakingvotesawayfromJillStein.Yourecausing
TrumptowinifyouvoteforJill,GOPwillthankyou!

. . .
Backin2008,andin2012,weweretoldthatwemustvoteforObamato
stopMcCainorRomneythatifweallowaRepublicaninthewhitehousewe
willhavepoverty,warandastringofproblems.Almosteveryreasoncitedas
whyweneedtostoptheRepublicansevenifwedonotlikeObamaspolicies,
happenedwithObamaspolicies.WearestillinIraq,stillinAfghanistan,and
nowwearealsoinmanycountrieslikeSyria,whereObamarecentlyadded
hundredsmoretroops.Wetoppledcountrieswewerenotin,before
Obamaspresidency,directlyorindirectly,likeLibyaandHonduras.Weare
incountrieslikeSomalia,Pakistan,andYemendoinginhumaneactsof
destructionandmassmurder.WekilledOsamaandnowwehaveISIS.
Thingsdidnotgetbetter.We,inparticularHillaryClinton,sentweaponsto
dictatorsliketheSaudikings,HosniMubarak,andAbdullahGl.Youhave
tovotetostopMcCain/Romneyfromdestabilizingtheworld!wegotthe
samethinganywaybyvotingforaDemocrat.Theworldhasremainsand
continuestobedestablized,notbecauseBushmessedupsobadly,but
becauseObamaspoliciesmimicBushspoliciesofimperialismand

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militarism.TheproblemwithGeorgeBushspolicieswerenotthattheywere
toomilitaristic,tooimperialist,etc,buttheywereimperialist,militarist
andjingoistic.ItisnecessarytorealizethedifferencebetweentheDemocrats
andRepublicansisnotinfundamentaldifferencesitisinverymarginal
ways.DemocratsdocoupsandsmallmilitaryinvasionsRepublicansjustgo
alloutbutwegetthesameresultsofdeath,destruction,imperialism,
colonialismandchaos.
WhatisHillaryClintonsplanforSyria?Moreweapons,morewar.
HillarysplanregardingSyriaistoincreasethesupporttoSyrianrebels.
Hillarycallsherselfaprogressivethatlikestogetthingsdonebutby
things,shemeansgettinganoflyzoneoverSyrianairplaceinorderto
startwarwithRussia,Syria,etc.Thisisathirdforceesqueresemblanceof
whentheUSAsupportedNgnhDimforhisanticommuniststances
despitehimbeinganoppressiveauthoritarianbutIbettherebelsthistime
actuallyaremoderate(sarcasm).Mypointbeing,therearenomoderate
rebelsinSyria.IfweaidSyrianrebelsagainstAssad,wearegoingto
toppleSyriaandcreatethesametypeofgeopoliticalpowervacuumthat
wecreatedfortheKhmerRougeandPolPottooccupyCambodiabutfor
ISIS.WhichisactuallyalreadyhappenedinLibyabecauseHillaryClinton
decidedtogoonanimperialistrampageofdeathanddestruction.Ifitis
actuallynothergoaltohelptherebelsdestroytheSyriangovernment,but
actuallyaplantoequalizethebattlefieldinhopesofforcingAssadtothe
bargainingtable,whatmakesanybodythinkthatisgoingtowork?That
didnotworkhistoricallyandwehaveonlyendedupdumpingmoreand
moremoney,livesandenergyintothisthanwewereoriginallytoldit
wouldcost.WiththegroundthatAssadhasbeenabletoaccumulateback,
whywouldanybodythinkpouringmoremoneyintotheindustrialmilitary
complexwouldsolvetheproblem?Itdidnotworkthen,itisnotworking
now,itwillnotworklater.
AnwaralAwlakiafter9/11wasinvitedtothePentagontogivealectureon
howtoimproverelationsbetweenMuslimsandChristians,asamoderate
muslimintheU.S.A.Afterit,astheU.Sgovernmentincreasedspyingon
muslimsandmosques,hebecameradicalized.Aftersometime,hewentto
YemenandbegantofightagainsttheU.Swithterrorists.He,anAmerican,
waskilledbyadronestrike,withoutdueprocessbyObamasadministration.
Youmaysay:Well,hewasaterrorist,whocares!?orsayhedenouncedhis
citizenshipthereforehegetsnodueprocess.Thatisacompletelydifferent
conversationtobehadaboutdueprocess,constitutionalityofthehitlist
anddronestrikesbutthatisnotwhyIamtellingyouthis.Iamtellingyou
thisbecausehehadason.HissonsnamewasAbdulrahmanalAwlaki.He

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wasa16yearoldAmericancitizen.Hewasnotaterrorist.ButObamas
administrationassassinatedhim,justafewweeksaftertheykilledhisfather
hisfather,thathedidnotseeforyears.Thisishowtheadministration
defendedthat:

TrumpsaidhewouldtargetthefamiliesofterroristsObamaalreadyhas
butthemediadoesnotseemtocareandrefusestoholdObama(orany
Democrats)accountablefortheirwarcrimes.WhatIgotfromthatvideo
was:Donotbecomeaterroristorwewilltargetyourfamily.Itishis
[AbdulrahmanalAwlakis]faultforhavingabadparent.Justbecause
Democratsdonotboastandshowoffwarcrimesasabadgeofhonor,does
notmeantheydonotcommitthem.Hillary,beingmuchmoremilitarist,
aggressiveandneoconservative,itshouldbeexpectedthatshewilltoo.

. . .
WeweretoldwecannothaveanotherRepublicanbecausetheeconomywill
behorriblenewsflash:itisstillhorrible.Aftertheeconomiccrash,poverty
roseto15%.Since2010,ithassteadilybeenabout14%15%.Income
inequalityreachedanalltimehigh,velocityofmoneyreachedanalltime
low,povertyisstillhigh,andalthoughunemploymentwascutinhalf,itdoes

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notmatterthatmuch.Thereisstillsoaringlevelsofunderemploymentand
economicgrowthandlowunemploymentratesdidnotreducepoverty.Itis
notabouthowmanyjobsareaddedtoaneconomyifthosejobscannotgive
theworkingclasspeopleaminimumstandardofliving,freeofpoverty.The
U.Seconomyisnotallthatgreatandtheglobaleconomyisfarworseand
ourshasnosignsofgettingbetterandtheglobaleconomyisgettingworse.
Yes,ObamadidstruggleagainstRepublicanobstructionismbutObamadid
havesomecongressionalsessionsthatwerebothcontrolledbythe
Democratsalmosthisfullfirstterm.Andletsbecompletelyhonestwith
ourselves:Republicansgainingcontrolofcongressishisfault.Notfullybuta
verylargepartofit.Itisaleadersdutytoenergizethepartyandgetthemout
tovoteiftheydonotvoteforyourparty,itisyourfaultfornotbeinggood
enough,inspiringandenergizing.IfObamawasnotabletoenergizetheParty
andHillaryisevenlesslikely,withhernearuniversallackofappeal,Ihave
noreasontobelieveDemocratswillcontrolcongressduringaClinton
presidency.Hypothetically,ifDemocratscontrolledthecongress,the
problemswouldhavestillexisted.Thereareactuallyfundamentalproblems
withObamas(andHillarys)policiesoverall.Obamasforeignpoliciesare
imperialist,neocolonialist,militaristandaggressiveHillarysareevenmore
so.Obamaseconomicpoliciesareneoliberal,soareHillarys.Theywould
nothavedonetheworkingclasspeopleanygoodevenifhedideverythinghe
wantedto.TheproblemwithBushspolicieswerenotthattheyweretoo
capitalisticbutthattheywerecapitalist.HillarymarketingherselfasObama
2.0isunappealingtome,especiallyasamarginalizedperson.

. . .
Incomeinequalityhasbeenontherisefornearlyhalfofacenturyandwith
alloftheDemocraticpresidentsorcongresseswehavehad,didnotfixit.
Thereisnoreasontobelieveanotheronewill.Ifanything,weshould
understandanotherone,willnot.Doesthepresidenthavetheability,
throughDoddFrank,tobreakupthebanks?Yes.ButObamahasnotand
Hillaryhasmadeitclearshewillnot.Currentlegislationmandatesthelarge
financialinstitutionstosubmitaplanthattheycanquicklyandswiftly
liquidateassetsinlieuofsystemicriskstheyhaveroutinelyfailedtosubmit
anadequateplanforyearsandnoactionhasbeentaken,theyarestill
posingasystemicrisktotheeconomy.HillaryClintonspoliciesarenobetter
andgivenherrelationshiptocorporateandbourgeoisinterests,thereisno
reasontobelieveshewillbeanydifferent.Itwillbealltalk,noshow.There
hasbeenandwillbenoaccountabilityforfinancialinstitutions.

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Thebanksthatposethelargestsystemicrisktotheeconomythebankson
theG20stabilityboardswatchlistofbanksthatposeasystemicrisk,are
thebanksthatdonatetohercampaigns.YoucannotdecryRepublicanstaking
donationsfromthesesameinterests,sayingitaffectshowtheyvotebutthen
turnablindeye,foolishlysayingitdoesnotaffectHillarysdecisions.She
praisedDoddFrankandgiventhatherhusband,withherbyhisside,
deregulatedthehelloutoftheeconomyinthe1990s,wasokaybutonly
becausetherewassuchlittletobeginwiththatalmostanythingwasgood.
HerrefusaltosupportareinstatementoftheGlassSteagallActisbecauseof
whoherdonorsare.DoddFranktoactualstandards,notcomparedtothe
statusquo,ispatheticandweak.

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BarneyFrank,theFrankfromDoddFrankwasgivenadonationbythe
RepublicanchairmanofSignatureBankrightafterthebillwaspassed
youtellmewhyRepublicanchairmenofbanksaredonatingmoneytoBarney
Frank?ScottShaydonatedtoEricCantorscongressionalrun,JohnMcCains
presidencyrun,MittRomneysPresidentialcandidacyandahostofother
Republicans.Ifitwerereallyenoughtokeepthemincheck,toregulatethem,
toholdthemaccountabletheywouldhavenotdonatedtohim.Itisalso
worthnotingthatFranknowsitsontheboardofSignatureBank,which
hasbeensuedovera66milliondollarPonzischeme.
Thefactshesaidiftheydeserveitinregardstobreakingupthebanks1.)
showsthatshedoesnotunderstandthedifferencebetweenrevengeand
justice[whichisprobablywhyshesupportscapitalpunishment]2.)shows
shedoesnotunderstandwhypeoplearecallingforthebankstobebroken
up.They[thebanks]currentlyaremuchlargerthantheywerewhenthey
were,toobigtofailandherrefusaltobreakthemupwhentheyposesucha
risk,isbecauseofwhoherdonorsare.Iftheyweretoobigtofailthen,and
theyaresignificantlylargernow,posingalargersystemicrisknow,howisit
evenarguabletosayiftheydeserveit?Breakingupthebanksisnotfor
revengeorretributionitistoprotecttheworkingclasspeoplefromhaving
tobailthemoutandpickupthepiecesofsocietyaftertheycrashthe
economy.Alas,HillaryClintonwillnotstanduptobourgeoisinterestswhen
sheisthebourgeoisieshehasa$31millionnetworth.Herhusbandhasa
$80millionnetworth.Herdaughtersnetworthis$15million.Marc
Mezvinsky,HillaryClintonssoninlaw,workedasaninvestmentbankerat
GoldmanSachsfor8yearsandcurrentlyownsandrunsahedgefundcalled
EaglevalePartnersheboughtacondofor$10.5million.Youknowhow
expensivetheClintonshousesare?Theywillnotdoanythingtomakesure
thewealthgeneratedgoestotheworkingclassbecausetheywantthewealth
tocontinuegoingtothem.

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. . .
Inregardstoimmigration,Obamahasdeportedmoreimmigrantsthanany
otherPresidentinAmericanhistoryandnow,thespringof2016,heis
planningmoredeportationraidsspecificallytargetingwomenandchildren.
Hillaryrecentlysaidshewouldnotdeportenmass,butin2015,shedefended
hercalltodeportchildren.Shehasacalltoendprivateimmigrantdetention
centersbutshetakesmoneyfromprivateprisonlobbyistsandothers.Let
mebeclear:theydidnotgiveherthousandsofdollarsforhertoabolishtheir
business.Ihavenoreasontobelieveshewillbedoingthatandifyoudo,you
arenotgraspingreality.Shetalksagoodtalkbutthatisallitis.Toquotethe
WashingtonPost,Hillarygoesconservativeonimmigration:
Sen.HillaryRodhamClintonisstakingoutapositiononillegal
immigrationthatismoreconservativethanPresidentBush,a
strategythatsupportersanddetractorsalikeseeasawayfortheNew
YorkDemocrattoshaketheliberallabelandappealtotraditionally
Republicanstates.

Mrs.Clintonwhoistaggedasaliberalbecauseofherplanfor
nationalizedhealthcareandvariousremarksduringherhusbands

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presidencyistakinganincreasinglyvocalandhardlinestanceonanissue
thatranksamongthehighestconcernsforvoters,particularlyRepublicans.

Bushhasdoneeverythinghecantoleavethedoorswideopen,said
RobertKunst,presidentofHillaryNow.com,agroupdedicatedtodrafting
Mrs.Clintontorunforpresident.Hillaryistheonlyonetakingaposition
onimmigration.Shewillwinthatissuehandsdown.

InaninterviewlastmonthonFoxNews,Mrs.Clintonsaidshedoesnot
thinkthatwehaveprotectedourbordersorourportsorprovidedour
firstresponderswiththeresourcestheyneed,sowecandomoreandwe
candobetter.

InaninterviewonWABCradio,shesaid:Iam,youknow,adamantly
againstillegalimmigrants.
WillimmigrantsbesaferunderaClintonpresidency?No.DoIfearTrump
morethanClinton?No.Hisborderwallisunrealisticforvaryingreasons,his
plantodeporteveryillegalimmigrantisunrealisticandgivenallofthe
checksandbalancesviacourtsandbranchpowersthereisnoreasonto
believeanyofitwouldorcouldactuallyhappen.Democratsincongress
wouldopposebothforbeingantiimmigrantandRepublicansincongress
would(andmanyalreadydo)opposebothforbeingtooexpensiveand
unrealistic.AnythingTrumpsayshewilldo,inhisaggressivexenophobic
tongue,Hillarywilldoalsobutwithasmileandflowerywords.

. . .
2016hasbeencalledthemostdangerousyearfortranspeopleandwehave
seenastringoftransphobicbathroombillsandaseriesoftranspeople,in
particulartranswomenofcolor,beingmurderedandattacked.Hillary
ClintonsaidsheopposesthebillsandmarketsherselfasaLGBTchampion.
Itisgoodtobeabletopeeinpublicbathroomssafelybutthathardlymakes
herachampionoranally.Ifthatisastandardforally,thatisfuckedupand
pathetic.Herusingmycorrectpronounsdoesnotmakeheranally,shecan
takehercookiehuntingasssomewhereelse.Nogoldstars,nocookies,no
gettingapatontheback.Theonlytimeshetalksabouttransrights,isabout
transgenderassimilationintothemilitary,protectingtranspeoplefrom

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discrimination,bathroomsandthatisprettymuchit.Wearestillgoingto
havealackofaccesstohealthcarebecauseshedoesnotsupportasingle
payerhealthcaresystem,povertybecauseshedoesnotsupporta$15
minimumwage,andoveralleconomicstrugglebecausesheisacapitalist.My
lifeasatranswomanwillnotbeanyharderoreasierunderClintonthan
underTrump.Militaryassimilation?Thatisnotmygoal.Idonotthink
havingatransinclusivemilitarygoingarounddoingthesamedestructionand
goingonimperialistandmilitaristicrampagesisanybetterthana
transphobicmilitarydoingthat.Anddoingthoserampagesandthat
destruction:thatisracism,thatistransphobia,andthatismisogyny.Itisnot
liketranspeople,peopleofcolororwomendonotexistinthecountriesthat
herpoliciesextort,exploitandwhereiteffectivelykillstranspeople,people
ofcolor,andwomen.

. . .
EventhoughHillaryClintonsaidshecouldcompromiseonlimitinglateterm
abortion,preventingrapevictimsfromhavingaccesstolatetermabortions,
let'signorethat.IfyouthinkTrumpisgoingtogetallhesaidthrough
congressthatheproposed,youneedtorethinkthat.Becausetheyhatehim
forthemostpart.Onabortion,40%+,accordingtoreuters,ofRepublicans
believethatthereshouldbenopenalty.IamnotawareofanyRepublican
U.Ssenatorthatdoesntopposepunishingfolkforhavingabortionsgood
luckgettingthatthroughcongress.Thereisnowayyouaregettinglegislation
throughcongresswhenalmosthalfofyourownpartydoesnotevensupport
itandneverwill.Theseattacksonabortion,happenatstatelevels,thereisno
wayofgettingthemonthenationalscaleassimplisticasatopdownanalysis
offederalvs.statewouldbe,itisnotthatsimplistic.Theyareseparateand
intertwinedpowersthatworkinvariouswaysofappealingviacourts,judges,
etc.Whichishowthestatesareabletolegalizemarijuanawhileatthesame
timethefederalgovernmentretainsaban.Ifyouworryabouttheseabortion
restrictions,youshouldbefarmoreconcernedwithyourstatesenator,
representative,andgovernorthanwhothepresidentis.Eventhrough
challengingconstitutionalityoflegislationthroughcourtsismessy,expensive
andexhaustingbecausemanytimesitbecomesarunaroundofappealcourts
andstallingthatcangoonforquitesometime.Gaymarriagebanwas
overturnedviatheSupremecourtwhichalsoknockeddownthestatewide
bansdidweforgetthestringofappealsfromeachRepublicangovernor?

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ToquoteMichelleAlexanderfromTheNewJimCrow:
Clintondidnotstopthere.Determinedtoprovehowtoughhecouldbeon
them,Clintonalsomadeiteasierforfederallyassistedpublichousing
projectstoexcludeanyonewithacriminalhistoryanextraordinarily
harshstepinthemidstofadrugwaraimedatracialandethnicminorities.
InhisannouncementoftheOneStrikeandYoureOutInitiative,Clinton
explained:Fromnowon,theruleforresidentswhocommitcrimeand
peddledrugsshouldbeonestrikeandyoureout.Thenewrulepromised
tobethetoughestadmissionandevictionpolicythatHUDhas
implemented.Thus,forcountlesspoorpeople,particularlyracial
minoritiestargetedbythedrugwar,publichousingwasnolonger
available,leavingmanyofthemhomelesslockedoutnotonlyof
mainstreamsociety,buttheirownhomes.
ThisisoneofthemanybillsthatmakeuptheNewJimCrowHillaryhas
notspokenaboutit.Clintoninstitutedit,Obamadidnotenditandthe
Democratsasaparty,asaninstitutionoverthelasttwodecadeshavenot
foughtagainstthem.Andyes,Iknow,shedidnotsignthebillsbutshedid
pushthemandstoodbyhissidecheeringhimonashesignedthem.

Ifyouareneutralinsituationsofinjustice,youhave
chosenthesideoftheoppressor.DesmondTutu
Inherbook,MichelleAlexanderoutlinesthemanypoliciesandmanyissues
harmingpeopleofcolor,inparticularBlackpeople,thatDemocratshavenot
foughtagainstandinmanycases,foughtandfightfor.Thereislittletono
reasontobelievethatanyDemocrat,HillaryClintonofallpeople,willdo
muchtofightagainstitasprettyandappealingashervocabularyis.

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ThelivesofmarginalizedpeoplearenotgoingtobebetterunderaClinton
presidencyopposedtoaTrumpbecauseofher.Therewillstillbeimperialist
wars,stillhavedeportation,stillhaveshittyneoliberaleconomics,andstill
havethecorporaterevolvingdoor.Abortionrightsandjusticeandequityfor
marginalizedpeople,arenotgoingtobebetterduetoClintonwinning.She
wonthaveabluecongressbecause60%+ofthecountrydoesnotlikeher
andevenifshedid,historyshowsthatunderObamaandherhusband,things
stilldonotgetbetter.Thereisnoreasontobelieveshellbebetterthan
Obamaonimmigration,hereconomicpoliciesarepovertyinducing
neoliberaltrash,andofforeignpolicyshesjustasmilitaristicandimperialist
asGeorgeW.Bush.
Everyreasoncitedaswhywemustvoteforthelesser,happensanyway.All
oftheoppressionsthatexist,continuestoexist.Andanyprogresswehave
made,cameoutofgrassrootsactivism,bottomup.Wehavepushed
Democratsforthesmallbitsofprogressweclingto,sayingWeremaking
progress!astheyfightagainstus,lietousandtrytoundoourprogress.It
tookoveradecadeofpushingHillaryClintonjusttosupportgaymarriage.
Shedidnotdoanyfightingforitshewasnotasenatororanythingher
entirecareerasapoliticianincongressorinthewhitehouse,sheopposedit.
Youspitineverygrassrootsactivistsfacethatstruggledtoachievethat
milestonewhenyougivethecredittopeoplelikeHillaryClinton.

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LesserevildiscoursethatregardsHillaryasthelesserevilisentirelybased
ineurocentrismandaperpetuationofglobalwhitesupremacy.
ThereisnolessereviltoPalestiniansstrugglingandfightingagainstethnic
cleansingandcolonialism.ThereisnolessereviltotheCongoleseminers
exploitedbyAGOAandAmericancorporations.Thereisnolesserevilto
undocumentedimmigrantsfleeingviolencecreatedbyHillarys
neoliberalismandimperialism.ThereisnolessereviltotheGreek
populationstrugglingagainsttheIMF&Merkelsausterity.Thereisnolesser
eviltothevictimsandfamiliesofvictimsofdronestrikes.Therewasno
lessereviltoBertaCceres(r.i.p)becauseshewasassassinatedasaresultof
HillaryClintonspolicies.
TheideathatHillaryissomehowalesserevilonlyexiststhroughalensof
eurocentrismandglobalwhitecapitalistdomination.There'sisnotthe
victimsofglobalcapitalism,colonialismandoppression.Dontactlikeyoure
endangeringlesspeoplebyvotingHillarytostopTrump,becauseyourenot
unlessyoueraseeverysinglepersonlivingintheglobalsouth.
VotingforHillaryClintoninthewakeoftheriseoffascismisnottheanswer,
itwillnothelpstopfascismatall.Infact,HillaryClintonasPresidentwould
exacerbatetheriseoffascism.
Capitalistpoliciesaretherootcauseoftheriseoffascism.Trumpsupporters
aremostlyworkingclasswhitesthathavemisdirectedfeelingsof
disempowermentcreatedbycapitalism,directedtowardsmuslims,peopleof
colorandimmigrants.Theythinkthatimmigrants,muslimsandpeopleof
colorarethereasontheyreinpovertywheninreality,workingclasswhites
areinpovertybecauseofthebourgeoisieandcapitalism.AndwithHillary
Clintonscapitalistpolicies,shewillcontinuetooppresstheworkingclass
includingthosesameworkingclasswhites.AvoteagainstTrumpisa
misdiagnosesoftheriseoffascism.FascismisnotrisingbecauseTrump
decidedtorunfortheRepublicannomination,itwasgoingtorisewithor
withouthim.Addingneoliberalismtotheriseoffascismislikepouring
gasolineonafirepretendinglikethegasolineiswater.Theideathatvoting
forHillarytostopTrumpbecauseitllendtheriseoffascismisahistorical
andbullshit.
No,itisnotprivilegedtonotsupportHillaryClintoninageneralelection,
norisitagoodidea,evenmoresowiththeriseoffascisminAmerica.As
marginalizedpeople,wearescrewedeitherway.Itwillnotgetbetteritdid
notbefore,thereisnosensiblereasontobelievethistimewillbeany
different.

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