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I mean, the DNC supports genocide. Trump is worse, which is really a testament to how phenomally bad he is for just about everyone on the planet. I want progressive democrats on the ballot, but I'm not holding my breath. I'm still going to vote, and I'm going to vote for the least bad option.
be sure to remember that you always have more than 2 options.
With our current voting system, you really don't, and the third option is rarely a significant upgrade. Ironically, third party candidates have a better chance during midterms because of low voter turnout, especially in local elections. The focus on this particular midterm means it is even harder for downballot third party or independent candidates, because the rank and file are going to show up to the polls.
our voting system is a false dichotomy that's been manufactured by both the republicans and democrats legally squeezing out alternatives as much as possible and socially manipulating our perceptions of a third option for decades.
As the US Empire continues to decay, and neither party is capable of rescuing it, support for abandoning the system altogether and adopting a new one will rise.
I would have thought you were right, but we're eyebrow deep in this shit. The human capacity for ignoring a problem in favor of remaining comfortable has shaken my faith in humanity.
Water boils when you keep heating it. Quantity changes into quality.
voting for any non-progressive candidate perpetuates this system that's controlled by baby raping/eating/killing oligarchic billionaires.
Not voting for any candidate because none of them are progressive enough perpetuates the same system. How are you helping by not voting for the lesser evil?
"Those who choose the lesser evil are all too quick to forget that they chose evil"
No, I remember, and I'm fighting to remove evil from the next ballot. But I also know I'm not going to be successful, and I'm not naive enough to think that I can fix everything by myself. You can be mad about the choices and still choose.
Explicitly describing genocide as "not progressive enough"
Politics is a spectrum, and theoretically there is a candidate even for you that would still support genocide and also be progressive enough to earn your vote.
Edit: Yes, downvote me, but tell me who you voted for in the most recent election at any level, and I'll point to the genocide they supported.
No, there isn't. What a fucking horrific thing to say.
That is a wild self-report
Who did you vote for in the last election? Do you honestly believe you never voted for a candidate that has supported genocide?
Seriously
There's always actual progressives on the ballot. It's just too many have fallen for the "lesser evil" brainwashing that they fail to see it. It's no different than the red scare crap we're still trying to kill.
As a lifelong progressive who has voted in every election in the past 26 years, no there are no always actual progressives on the ballot. But your point that we should support them when there is one progressive, even when they cannot hope to win, is also fallacious. Sometimes they could win with our support, and sometimes they could not. Vote accordingly.
there's always a progressive candidate and you should always vote; just be aware that both the republican and democratic parties are actively perpetuating this system.
I believe you can make the case for either option (lesser evil or third party) and either is definitely better than not voting, but I'm of the view that voting is a negligible part of our political involvement that gets too much attention, organizing is a lot more necessary and effective, otherwise things will never improve
@themeatbridge yep
voting is not a marriage proposal, it's a chess move towards a better future.
I still want everyone at the DNC leadership to choke and die, soonest.
chess moves implies control and voting for the lesser evil isn't a strategic move; it's just hoping that the piece you think you're forced to move does the least amount of damage.
@eldavi you likely don't understand chess. Or what "strategic" means.
the majority have been employing your chess strategy for decades and here we with so many people not voting that there aren't enough 3rd party voters to make up the difference anymore.
end the game while there's still time before climate change to fucks everyone.
Given the last few decades, you clearly suck at chess
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