Say, for the sake of the argument, there are only 2 viable candidates. Guy #1 wants to kill 1 million people and Guy #2 wants to kill 2 million people who do you vote for?
You vote for Guy #1. You flyer, donate, and campaign for Guy #1. If you vote for some 3rd party who can never win you aren't being brave or informed, you're literally doing nothing while Guy #2 tries to kill 2 million people.
We don't live in a happy, beautiful world where we have the privilege of picking the policies we want to enact. We have 2 choices and they are "bad" and "worse". This isn't about your feelings. This is about the actual impact that bad policy will have on millions and millions of Americans.
'Vote for old white guy #1 or old white guy #2, who cares, neither can relate.
Anyone who actually thinks this way is so far off base it's unbelievable. Politics isn't a personality contest. It's ruthless, calculated pragmatism.
I'm thinking Marianne Williamson this time, though. I don't know if Joe will make it, and I definitely don't want Kamala as president. She put over 1,500 people in jail for marijuana violations and then laughed about it when she was asked if she ever smoked marijuana.
This is an incredibly privileged and out of touch opinion. The damage that Republican policies will inflict on this country is egregious and you're going to base your vote on the fact that Kamala put people in jail for weed? This isn't a game. This isn't a happy democracy where we show up and vote for our feelings. This is literally a calculated political exercise. Your attitude is dangerous and by NOT voting for harm-reducing policies you are contributing to a worse America.
This is better. Everyone reminisces about reddit before reddit got huge. Today, reddit is acting as a filter to attract people who want a more social media, gamified experience. That's a good thing for the Lemmy community.
I dunk on the duped because they've had countless opportunities to see Elon for the liar he is but instead they act like he's a genius. This is their Just Desserts.
What is "this"? Do you mean the lawsuit? The article? The comment?
If you're going to contribute to a public discourse do better, dear.
Yes, acknowledging trumps ability to communicate makes me a republican.
But in all seriousness, people always talk about how trump benefits so much from Twitter and wields social media in a dangerous and effective way. So how is my argument any different?
Do you actually think that? Dude, you need to read more forums. This place is an echo chamber.