@knittingknots2 what's dishonestly left missing is this would be getting no traction if the candidates weren't so horririble
@TAI @[email protected] voting is a social responsibility. the op ed is repugnant no matter who the candidates are
@benroyce never understand the mentality the voting is like money that must be spent. Not spending it is a message, is a vote to demand a better product, to stop selling garbage

@TAI

100% bullshit

a vote is a move in a right direction

not voting means you're fine with things getting worse

you never wait until you get perfect, then you vote. it never ever works like that

the only way you get better candidates is to vote consistently, then people build off why people are voting and you get better next iteration

not voting is for the completely clueless or toxic perfectionists, who have no idea of their vote's worth or how things work, and they only make things worse

@benroyce bad sale

@TAI

It's not my responsibility to convince you to do your responsibility. You are merely defining the terms on how you are failing everything you care about, and you don't even understand how.

@benroyce i'd say the same of you, participating in something that in reality serves itself more than the people. Adding legitimacy to something that provides unacceptable choices

@TAI

of course it doesn't serve you. you don't participate

just amazing how that works, isn't it professor?

so let me just get this clear, what you believe: without any input from you, the world is just going to magically provide you with the perfect candidate, out of nowhere. and *THEN* you vote

without any feedback (a simple vote), what you want is just going to appear out of thin air on a silver platter?

a simple vote for *a direction* is beneath you. you want perfect up front

🤣 🤣 🤣

@benroyce these two choices meet your standards, others have better expectations. Calling it perfect is childish. But that matches your fools emojis at the conclusion

@TAI

Is it emotional for you? You expect politics to be like a romance? You want your heart to fill with passion when you vote?

It's a steering wheel. You steer in the direction you want. Or you don't. So someone else steers it to worse

That's it. That's the entire magic. You will never ever get better than that

Well... you could get a good direction and build on it iteratively to better

But you won't vote. So we get worse

What is it about the obvious that escapes you here?

@benroyce nah, you can't accept good points or reality. Those that know far more than you and I, those on the inside are calling for him to step down. But your childish denial would have us discount that also. Just because your mind can't grasp the point of not rewarding or supporting incompetent and negligent behavior, doesn't discount the point. You obviously follow the herd, do as your told to think. don't point at me when it's clear you can't think for yourself, cant acknowledge obvious pts
@TAI @benroyce
If Biden pulls out there is no way those totally honest and fair oligarchs who have been bankrolling corrupt judges for decades will allow ANYONE to replace him. There will be thousands of lawsuits and rulings including AFTER the election, and the GOP House will weigh in, too.
What kind of freshly born larvae would believe that fairytale about "replacing Biden". It isn't happening even if he wanted it.
@Okanogen @benroyce thats a silly proposition on it's face. You assert these great powers sponsor biden, but have no plan in case an 81 year old man falls. ridiculous. They hedge everything. Now if the intent is to put on a show of noble opposition with the design to fail in the end, genius.
@TAI @benroyce
Are you being deliberately stupid?
Obviously the oligarchs are supporting Trump and will block any Dem nominee if Biden, for whatever reason, wants to step aside. They have been buying justices like Alito and Thomas for just this reason.
It's so fucking obvious even a simple primate would get it.
@Okanogen @benroyce stupid is not realizing there's a vice president in place, idiot
@TAI @benroyce
NOMINEE, on the BALLOT, you fucking calorie, oxygen, and water thief.

@Okanogen @TAI

don't take the bait with anger

take the entertainment with laughter

@benroyce @Okanogen you do realize at this point, it is an equitable trade off. I've also become the paper you write on. Btw, by indulging you, i've come across some wonderful views from others that was worth the indulgence, some inspiring individuals....food for thought.
@TAI @benroyce
"I've also become the paper you write on."
As normal American citizens say, in normal American citizen conversations, at this Ohio diner.
@TAI @Okanogen "food for thought" has absolutely nothing to do with anything in this thread my good friend 🤣 🤣 🤣
@benroyce @TAI
It's "thought food" in Mid-American coffee diners.

@Okanogen @TAI

shhh! stop interrupting! we're "writing on each other's paper" 🤣

i wonder what language is that idiom from? 🤔

@benroyce @TAI
I want to get inspired by some individuals.
Where are they?

@Okanogen @TAI writing long form essays in multipart mastodon comments

currently, you're in the shitposting gutter

@benroyce yet you've traveling miles dow this road??????????????????
@TAI @benroyce
What does Dow Corning have to do with this?
@benroyce @Okanogen you forgot, your my paper, doesn't matter if YOU get it