• tortina_original@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    Maybe something would change under Harris. Maybe not.

    But it is absolutely certain that it won’t change under Trump.

    I am old enough and have gone through so many “vote for lesser of two evils” elections to be able to tell you that not voting for lesser of two evils is wrong. I myself skipped voting few times because I hated both sides. But absolutely every fucking time the worse person winning was a much, much worse outcome.

    Everyone’s main enemy are billionaires. They have spent considerable resources making sure people vote for Trump.

    And here we are, people whining how Harris didn’t make a promise to go after billionaires while at the same time enabling those same billionaires to do as they please, through Trump.

    200 IQ move, indeed.

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      8 days ago

      Not voting is absolutely the wrong move. It signals complacency.

      Voting third party shows that people care enough, but aren’t willing to give power under the current policies/proposed policies. This is also why ranked choice is vastly superior to first past the post. It allows for a more coherent signaling from the people into politics.

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        8 days ago

        We didn’t have the luxury of not being held hostage by FPTP, WTA, and the absence of a viable “good” choice.

        Yet we still couldn’t unite against fascism.

        And now it’s here, delivered right to our doorsteps, no signature required.

        There’s a more than reasonable chance that any perceived “education” of the dems has become completely moot. The fascists have full control of the government. The checks and balances no longer apply. There are no brakes.