There are no ethical choices under first-past-the-post voting. We must instead make a decision that reduces the most harm.

    • LinkOpensChest.wav@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      I wish it were /s, but I don’t think so

      Seems pretty tasteless to call something “harm reduction” when it literally involves supporting the person making a genocide possible. Imagine being a person who lost their entire family in Palestine to torture and starvation and reading this post.

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        You’d prefer the party that got Roe v Wade overturned then? Cause not voting Dems is being fine with whatever happens. And no, no silly revolution is gonna happen that will save you. Get out of dreamland now and accept this shitty choice put before you and just do the bare minimum at least.

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      Arguing against voting for Biden is a pro-genocide tactic because it increases the probability of more genocide. Anti-voting activism is an inviable strategy.

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        I genuinely will never understand the libs that vote for the “least fascist” option as if that’s ever going to improve your life.

        Maybe vote w/ your conscience instead of pushing further to the right than y’all already are?

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      No, I am serious. If people have an ethical concern about voting in the US, this is my response. It’s comparable to no ethical consumption under capitalism. Vaush explained the idea in one of his streams.

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        Vaush explained the idea in one of his streams.

        Yeah, I quit watching him. Dude is pretty problematic. “Genocide is bad and wrong, but still vote for Biden, because party loyalty is more important.” At least he has the balls to criticize Biden, which is more than I can say for some people.