It’s idealism vs realism. Yes, ideally no one would vote for anyone funding Israel (or allow the trolley to kill anyone, to stick to the analogy), but if we think of the realistic outcomes that will happen, I’m going to pull the lever every time.

The problem is that anyone who gripes about the choice gets screamed at as though they chose wrong.

I literally voted, so no i did not ‘do nothing’. This is a much larger problem than individuals considering it a ‘trolly problem’. Voter apathy is rooted in systemic issues, both in how voting is implemented within the country and what options there are to vote for.

From my other response:

Neoliberal policies have squeezed the working class, worsening both material conditions and future prospects, causing many many people to lose faith in the party. Business as Usual is a failing strategy when people are suffering from Business as Usual.

Right-wing populism takes advantage of that by putting the blame on the ‘other’ such as immigrants and marginalized people. The only way to combat right-wing populism effectively is with left-wing populism. To address the systemic issues causing the suffering with policies that improve people’s material conditions. That would be public healthcare, public housing, public infrastructure, worker protections, ect. The issue is that those solutions hurt the bottom line of private businesses, which are the donor class of the Democratic (and Republican) Party.

Neoliberalism will always side with Fascism because of that profit incentive.

It’s a bit weird to be blaming the guy at the lever for the deaths, no? The dems literally decided to tie people up in front of that train, but they aren’t to blame because they tied less people then the republicans. Instead of demanding change, we are guilt tripping voters.