Kbin/Mbin (and possibly others?) definitely have the edge here since those platforms make votes public (only admins can see them on Lemmy). So, if you want to confirm what I’m saying here, go view some of these posts from Kbin/Mbin.
Every time one of the “usual suspects” says stuff like this in the comments, there will later be posts detailing how Biden is doing (or at least earnestly trying to do) exactly the things they’re saying he needs to be doing (oR ElSe i WiLl noT voTE anD NEithER ShoULD yoU!!!11!!). 100% of the time, those posts are downvoted by these same “usual suspect” accounts.
What gives? They have very strong opinions about how he should run his administration, so you’d think they’d appreciate him doing what they’ve been so helpfully suggesting. Unless…it was never about the issues at all.
That thin veneer of concern they’re hiding behind is not as thick as they think it is and is quite easy to see through. Now you know where to look.
Edit: Please don’t name and shame any specific users. That may violate the community or LW rules. We all know who most of the “usual suspects” are.
Do what you want. The fact remains that not voting will hurt America. Period. And if you’re here to defend the act of not voting- then I’m going to call it out.
And I have no “purity test.” Biden sucks. But so does unrestrained fascism.
I didn’t defend the act of not voting.
Considering that my entire point is about the trolls that urge people not to vote- and you seem to be here to be contrarian to that point-
You’d understand how I might make the distinction that you’re one of those people….?
My issue is with you picking out people who criticize genocide as if they don’t have a point.
Cool. My issue is with people who in bad faith, use genocide as an excuse to try and get Trump elected.