BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to Vegan@lemmy.ml · 2 months agoIt's true.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up1330arrow-down127
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minus-squareslurpyslop@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down10·edit-22 months agoDo I have “direct control” over the US government because I can withhold my vote come election day?
minus-squareEvkob@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 months agoNot much, admittedly, but not eating seafood does a heck of a lot more than not using straws.
minus-squareslurpyslop@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-22 months ago not eating seafood does a heck of a lot more than not using straws which isn’t a justification for trying to invalidate a small victory
minus-squareOttomateeverything@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoAnd what change in outcome did refusing a straw cause?
minus-squareslurpyslop@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·edit-22 months agoa “small victory” doesn’t imply a direct, tangible impact “direct control over” does you’re comparing two things when the point of the original comment is literally that you shouldn’t compare them good job
Do I have “direct control” over the US government because I can withhold my vote come election day?
Not much, admittedly, but not eating seafood does a heck of a lot more than not using straws.
which isn’t a justification for trying to invalidate a small victory
And what change in outcome did refusing a straw cause?
a “small victory” doesn’t imply a direct, tangible impact
“direct control over” does
you’re comparing two things when the point of the original comment is literally that you shouldn’t compare them good job