• @rockSlayer
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    17 months ago

    That’s also part of my point. Voting will not get us out of this problem. We need to pressure politicians, we need to protest, we need to organize, and we need to implement more successful alternatives to the status quo. We will never avoid fascism if the only thing we do is vote. Right now the best way to pressure the better candidate is to make him believe, right up until election day, that he will lose.

      • @rockSlayer
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        07 months ago

        Studies show that even in states that still do a plurality vote but encourage 3rd party voters see higher overall turnout and generally favor democratic candidates. The only ones disaffecting voters are the ones pushing the narrative of “a vote for x is a vote for y”.

          • @rockSlayer
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            17 months ago

            You’re actually putting stock into polls for the most unpredictable election the country as seen?

    • @[email protected]
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      07 months ago

      The time to pressure the candidate is during the primaries. The general election is waaay past that point.

      Did you vote in the primaries?