OurstFeb 10

Real Nazis

https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/50603779

Show threadLinkaleeFeb 10

Here’s the thing: When you don’t vote, you COULD be saying that both candidates are bad, and you don’t like either of them…

Or you could be saying that both candidates are great, and you love both of them. That you’re sure either of them will do an equally good job of running the country, so it doesn’t matter who wins.

And if you don’t feel that way, then you need to VOTE

Show threadRekorseFeb 10
Acting like voting D would fix anything is a huge part of the problem.
Show threadInputZeroFeb 10

Acting like not voting at all would fix anything is a huge part of the problem. Yeah the Democrats not going to do anything, but you know what that means, the Democrats won’t do anything. They won’t embarass America on the world stage every day, they won’t fund the Gestapo to assault minorities and they won’t threaten allies with invasion.

Sure the Democrats suck, the whole damn system sucks but it’s a whole lot better for a whole lot of people when the Republicans are not in charge.

Show threadRekorseFeb 10
I wouldn’t advocate for not voting, voting third party would be my advice if you don’t want to personally get involved in politics.
Show threadDarkFutureFeb 10

voting third party would be my advice

Hope that advice only applies to local/state elections, cuz voting 3rd party for president is about as useful as an asshole on your elbow.

Show threadRekorseFeb 10

The only reason its as ineffective as it is now is because of people like you spend a ridiculous amount of time and effort shaming those who might consider it.

Saying a third party couldn’t win is factually incorrect, yet its a common phrase on here isn’t it.

Show threadMortUS
Factually incorrect but improbable none-the-less.
Feb 10 at 8:22pmWeb
Show threadRekorseFeb 10

Sort of, probability isn’t a set thing, and everyone analyzes it differently. Part of the reason it seems so improbable is because people keep saying it is.

The reality is though that the majority want either a republican or democrat, because a majority think America is a good country that just needs a little bit better leadership. I disagree with that assessment, and I won’t vote D or R again.

Show threadDarkFutureFeb 10
You sound like a child trying to come to grips with reality. It’s honestly pretty sad.
Show threadRekorseFeb 10
Well you really told me.
Show threadMortUSFeb 11

Part of the reason it seems so improbable is because people keep saying it is.

It’s improbable is because no grassroots movement has been able to fund enough advertisements to run a successful 3rd party run. It’s a 2 party system because of money; straight up. Money has to be used to reach votes in hard to reach places across all 50+ states that have varying tax laws. Not impossible, but over the 250+ years of elections (or whatever) it hasn’t been done.

It’s improbable because voting 3rd party also hopes that other folx agree with the 3rd party and will also vote. Voting 3rd party is throwing away your vote in a system that has been binary thus far. If the choices are voting for a literal Nazi or voting for a Corporate Puppet, and your and your friends vote 3rd party, that historically gives a better chance to either of the other 2 candidates winning, with the Nazi candidate benefiting the most.

There’s a lot of people in America; it’s a large piechart.

Show threadRekorseFeb 11
Hmm maybe a general strike would help then. I was going to say we should stop associating and giving our money to greedy capitalists, but thats a general strike so let’s so that.
Show threadMortUSFeb 11
We’ll need to convince the folx to stop subscribing to Amazon, Netflix, Spotify, etc. and stop ordering their groceries from Walmart and Target. It’s quite a push.