The discourse on American politics sometimes devolves to “Leftists who won’t vote” & “MAGA Republicans” teaming up to “getting revenge on liberals”.

  • knightly the Sneptaur@pawb.social
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    6 months ago

    “Revenge”?

    Vindictiveness doesn’t have anything to do with it, I just can’t bring myself to vote for genocide.

    If anything, it’s resignation and apathy as everything I predicted back in 2016 continues to come to pass.

    Trump is going to win in November because the Democrats care more about preserving their AIPAC financing than representing their constituents.

    • Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      6 months ago

      Okay then vote against genocide.

      Donald Trump is Genocide at home and abroad.

      Joe Biden is “only” Genocide abroad, and probably less of it.

      Therefore, a vote for Joe Biden is a Vote against genocide.

      No, it doesn’t matter that he’s an active participant in the apparatus that’s creating the genocide, because if he’s in office there’s less genocide. Which is the important part, and pretending otherwise is sophistry. By abstaining from voting, you are increasing the likelihood of more genocide, if you discourage others from voting, you are an active participant in the overall social apparatus that is probabilistically increasing the ammount of genocide.

      The utility calculation is dead simple: more votes for Biden in key states makes more genocide less likely, and discouraging people from voting for Biden makes more genocide more likely. Therefore, discouraging people from voting for Biden is a pro-genocide strategy and voting for Biden in battleground states is an anti-genocide strategy. I live in a solid blue state, so I reserve the right to vote third party, but I will also encourage other people to vote for Biden.

      You should vote for Biden unless you live in a solid blue state, and even then it’s not a bad idea.

      • within_epsilon@beehaw.org
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        6 months ago

        Offering a sandwich with more and less peanut butter when I am allergic to peanuts still means I will be sick. I’m hungry and I want a sandwich with no peanut butter. There are third party candidates providing sandwiches with no peanut butter. I am sorry demand decreases for the sandwich with less peanut butter, but I am unable to stomach peanuts.

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          6 months ago

          Voting for a sandwich without peanut butter will result in other people deciding what sandwich you get, and the only realistic options are those with peanut butter.

          Also, you’ll have to eat the sandwich.