• @NocturnalMorning
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    91 month ago

    So, we should elect Donald Fucking Trump instead? Is that your conclusion?

    • @[email protected]
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      -81 month ago

      Who said anything about electing Trump? The only people that say, but Trump are the liberals that think you’ve only got two options. There’s a lot of us that did not vote for top of the ticket and voted downline, top of the ticket was garbage, regardless of which fascist you decided to support

      • capital
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        61 month ago

        I can go ahead and call 2028 for you now.

        It’s gonna be the Dem or Rep nominee.

        It is binary. If you believe another outcome is likely, let’s bet money.

        • @[email protected]
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          129 days ago

          Why aren’t you working to replace First past the post voting in your state so there can be more then two options?

        • @[email protected]
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          11 month ago

          Kalama lost bc voters for who voting is a real burden didn’t show up to vote. They are poor and likely people of color. Fuck off with blaming people.

          • capital
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            -61 month ago

            Hey I’ll likely be fine. Better off than the people you identified in your comment.

            I’m a cis white male who makes ~$250k/yr.

            The ones who sat at home are likely going to be much worse off.

            At least it’s gonna be very hard to make the brain dead “both sides” argument over the next 4 years.

              • capital
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                Sounds about right.

                It’s just too much to expect lots of you to simply evaluate an idea on its merits.

                See you in 2028 when the Dem or Rep wins again.

                • Diva (she/her)
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                  See you in 2028 when the Dem or Rep wins again.

                  appeal to futility, false dichotomy 🤓

                  • capital
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                    Funny. I was told that was a false dichotomy before the most recent election too.

                    Somehow I just continue being proved right. This is my cross to bear.

          • ObliviousEnlightenment
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            -130 days ago

            It literally doesnt though. Its because of how our votes are tallied, First Past the Post. If a third party ever reached viability, theyd just split the same half of voters with whichever large party theyre closer to

          • capital
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            Sure. Agreed.

            That doesn’t change the fact.

            I made no claim about the mechanics of it. Only the outcome.

      • @[email protected]
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        41 month ago

        You’re an idiot if you think that not voting for Harris means you didn’t implicitly vote for Trump.

        There were two viable candidates in this election, because that’s how the US election system works. A 3rd party will never win until the entire system changes. Full stop.

        • @[email protected]
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          01 month ago

          You know what makes for a viable candidate, people voting for them. Liberals claim to support a 3rd party but not until they are viable. They essentially want other people to do the work for them so they can hop on someone else’s bandwagon and claim this is what they always wanted

        • @[email protected]
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          -21 month ago

          Is it really how that works? No way! Ive literally never heard anyone say that! Definitely not over and over in this thread or anything!

          Thanks internet stranger for solving the third party problem! Not all hero’s wear capes!

      • @NocturnalMorning
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        21 month ago

        We have a voting system that mathematically devolves into a two party system. If you think voting third party will change anything the way the system is set up right now, you’re naive.

        • @[email protected]
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          129 days ago

          So… change the voting system? It’s not like it’s right before an election and there is no time…

      • SatansMaggotyCumFart
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        There’s a lot of us that did not vote for top of the ticket and voted downline

        No, the republicans won all three branches so that’s a lie.

        I hope the democrats move hard right next election to target people who actually vote and don’t just sit it out.