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[-] bhmnscmm@lemmy.world -1 points 10 months ago

Gotcha. So voting in support of a little bit of genocide is okay.

[-] AnonTwo@kbin.social 7 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

So you have no domestic policies you care about? Like being able to vote against genocide in the future? Cause Trump has a lot of policies in mind that would seem to prevent doing anything about that later down the line.

I can't even call it shortsighted because it's not like the other option is even going to help things short term. If anything the other option is just going to be even worse. So I don't really get the stance other than a nihilistic "let everything burn" response.

[-] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world -5 points 10 months ago

Forget about the Nazi genocide, think about your student loans!

It's like watching poor billionaires not giving a shit about anyone but themselves.

[-] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Voting to support a little genocide, vs not voting and allowing a big genocide... Now where have I seen a philosophical problem like that before...

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works -2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Better than not voting and ending up with a lot of genocide... Or maybe you want to go tell the people of Gaza that you're an accelerationist and just had to let things become worse in order for them to potentially get better?

[-] bhmnscmm@lemmy.world -3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I see... Voting in support of the current genocide is an act of compassion. Right.

As if voting blue, red, or not at all are the only options. I'm voting for the person who I decide deserves my vote. Not in support of the status quo.

[-] AnonTwo@kbin.social 2 points 10 months ago

I assume you've put forth a lot of grassroot efforts in the many years in advance to give your group relevance right? You wouldn't just make a meaningless vote to someone with no realistic chance in order to posture right?

[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 0 points 10 months ago

And thanks to people like you, the group that holds itself together the most (the right) has more chances to win.

You hate the current system? That's perfectly fine! It's still the system by which rules you need to play may you like it or not!

[-] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social -2 points 10 months ago

I'm leaning towards Cornel West but Jill Stein can still win me back. do you have a preference there?

[-] Bytemeister@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago
[-] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social 0 points 10 months ago

i think he says that he just wants power and will say anything it takes to get it. so i can't in good conscience vote for him.

[-] knightly@pawb.social 0 points 10 months ago
[-] bigMouthCommie@kolektiva.social -2 points 10 months ago

canadian native. ineligible.

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