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[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago (8 children)

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The genocidal lib fears the well informed Jill voter.

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago

Bibi marches from genocide to a full-scale war in the Middle East. The donkey glumly follows its master. But they fein suprise when we don't meakly trudge behind.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 7 months ago (6 children)

Why don't democrats invest in actually bringing people to their movement instead of wasting their time on shitting on 3rd parties? Let people vote who they want to vote for, and who they feel voices their opinions the best. That's what democracy is at the end of the day.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (7 children)

The people who don't vote will far out number those who vote for Jill Stein. Why do we let them off the hook when they would have a larger impact on the election.

Don't get me wrong, Jill Stein sucks, but don't blame her voters. Blame those who don't vote to blame those who blindly vote for trump because of "the taxes"

I am tired of blaming someone who gets 2% for when bad things happen. Blame the 30% who did nothing.

I realize a portion of those who don't vote are due to voter suppression, bring the fire you bring for stein voters to those suppressing votes, it will be a more effective strategy. Stein and her voters are an easy scapegoat.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago

They never have this energy for the millions of actual Trump voters.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago (9 children)

If you live in a state that has even a slight chance to go red, yes, you should vote for Kamala. But if you live in a comfortably Blue or Red state, you should vote for the party that best reflects your ideology. I always vote for the farthest left candidate because I think that if my representatives see a strong third-party showing for a left-wing ideology, it will make them think twice before they pivot to the center.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (14 children)

Well... That would depend on how many people vote for a third party, doesn't it?

I mean, I know Americans love telling other Americans that voting third party is a wasted vote, but that's a self-fulfilling profacy. If everyone believes nobody is voting third party, then nobody will vote third party, so third parties never win, which will lead Americans to say that nobody votes for third parties.

Your first past the post system and your major news agencies who don't have the decency to pretend to be impartial is really doing a number on your country.

Edit: Always fun to see how Americans get so offended about being reminded of such a simple fact. All the excuses and the downvotes are great indications of how you're all doomed to be stuck with what you have.

You are your own worst enemy.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 7 months ago (2 children)

In California, it doesn't matter because the results are already known. In other states the calculus is a bit different.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago (4 children)

Online rhetoric sways voters in swing states. Your vote may not change the outcome, but your words might.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago (1 children)
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