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[–] Aceticon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Except that's selective bullshit.

We don't really know if the other candidate who also very openly proclaimed her "unwavering support" for Israel would cause Israel to act differently in any way form or shape - you're just assuming a "rosy outcome" had things been different based on at best wishful thinking, possibly even just tribalist loyalty (you think your tribe's leader is better and thus assume she would do things better, even in the face of her very openly supporting Israel just as much as the other candidate which indicates that on this subject such thing cannot be assumed).

Further, parties will put forwards on subsequent elections different candidates if the ones they put forward in previous elections got trashed by voters. This means that refusing to vote actually influences which choices will be available in the next cycle of this Ultimatum Game. I have actually seen this happen in Europe (and in fact in America too: the Republicans changed from conservatives to populist Fascists exactly by following the electorate which turns out to have quite a high percentage or Racists)

Turns out a lot of people when it comes to politics can't (or maybe refuse) to logically analyze things beyond the superficial 1st order effects.