Well, since there is no way a third party can be elected, obviously we seem blind.
To the author: Stop bitching and start educating people on ranked voting and the removal of the electoral college as our most important tasks to keep democracy.
this post was submitted on 23 Oct 2024
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Totally agree but one of the reasons you aren’t seeing RCV being passed across the country regardless of it being a bi-partisan issue is because neither side wants to lose the power of a two party system and the blind allegiance it creates.
Well, yes. So… there will never be anything more than what we have now. Panic every 4 years.
Fuck this country.
Education is the key
While I agree, that isn’t going to happen
Over time it will. More exposure and more education. More people are talking about it. Especially after this Trump-Biden scare.
Education has been plummeting for years. I feel you’re too optimistic.
Not really, people were pretty clear that they didn't like Biden or Harris, it's just that they're better than Trump.
I've been polled a couple of times this year and they ask me to rank the candidates from 0 to 100.
I put Biden at about a 60, Harris at 55, but Trump is a zero.
Most people only really care about 2-3 topics in a federal election. People pick the candidate that aligns with what they believe is important. In the 2 party system that almost never changes because each party has a somewhat unified set of beliefs.
I sort of feel like "holy fuck not Trump" is a unifying ideal, but maybe other people are more nuanced. It's just that I literally expect him to do the most horrific thing possible in any circumstance. I don't think he's ever done anything I've ever agreed with, except one thing with H1B visas.
I honestly think a gibbon monkey throwing feces at a dartboard would be a statistically better form of government.
People are clear that any advocacy for a change in policy on Harris' part means you want Trump to win and are a maga chud.
No, blind loyalty is the order of the day, particularly here on lemmy.
People are clear that advocating for change should come after Trump is defeated at the polls.
In this election the choice is “would you like your eggs sunny side up or thrown in the dumpster?” Plenty of time after the results are in to say “actually, I prefer mine scrambled.”
People are clear that advocating for change should come after Trump is defeated at the polls.
No. They just want silence. There will be a new excuse after the election.
You change policy goals about things like Israel after the election.
Otherwise you will lose.
You don't want them changed at all.
What is this supposed to be, like an attempt at hypnosis?
Ok. If you do want them changed, I expect to see you being vocal about genocide after the election.
In opposition.
Yes sir, thank you, sir.
So I shouldn't expect you to start opposing genocide once the election is over, then?
My friend (please note that this is rhetorical. We are not friends. I have your tagged, I know who you are, and I know I'm likely wasting my time here), I've been opposed to this genocide from the start, and I will continue to be opposed to it regardless of what US administration is enabling it.
One of the many reasons I'm voting for Harris over Trump is because I care about the lives of Palestinians and am willing to be pragmatic about which of the two possible outcomes would be worse (far, far worse).
It's easy to just not vote, and then wash your hands of it when Trump wins and gives Netanyahu carte blanche to eliminate the Palestinian people. But that will not absolve you, as your inaction will have led to countless additional Palestinian death and suffering.
My friend (please note that this is rhetorical. We are not friends.
It is true that we are not friends. You assume I must be a trumper based only on the fact that I think Harris should stop supporting genocide.
I have your tagged, I know who you are
Ooh! do you possess a very particular set of skills? Imagine bragging about leaving a fucking post-it note.
I’ve been opposed to this genocide from the start, and I will continue to be opposed to it regardless of what US administration is enabling it.
By calling people trumpers if they think Harris should change course.
It’s easy to just not vote, and then wash your hands of it when Trump wins and gives Netanyahu carte blanche to eliminate the Palestinian people. But that will not absolve you, as your inaction will have led to countless additional Palestinian death and suffering.
What are you talking about? I voted for Harris two days ago. She should still turn away from Netanyahu's genocidal regime. So should you, but you never will.
No it’s not. It’s not apples to apples. It’s apples to anthrax.
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