• bloodfart@lemmy.ml
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    3 hours ago

    No.

    I haven’t held my nose for a democrat for going on fourteen years and I’m not going to start now.

    I’m politically active far beyond voting and have spoken face to face with several representatives. They don’t care or listen.

    No amount of voting reform will fix the fundamentally unjust American political system.

    I have been doing the work and will continue to do so. Voting for PSL in this election is part of that work.

    If you’re reading this, don’t fall for the “oh if only we had star or ranked choice” fiddlefarting around the edges garbage. We live in under a fundamentally unjust political system and especially when both major parties are advocating in support of genocide there is no reasonable argument for performing the calculus required to declare one the lesser evil.

    Walk away from omelas.

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      31 minutes ago

      [Nobody cares]

      [Jill Stein is a vapid, forgettable cunt with 0 plans for governance or policy change]

      [You supporting her only makes you look like the same type of human-garbage]

      Hope this helps 🫶

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        23 seconds ago

        I’m literally suggesting people vote for a party and candidate different than stein.

        Did you reply to the correct comment?

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      it must be really nice to be privileged enough to have this viewpoint. and all for what? so you can give yourself a nice ethical pat on the back when you help siphon from the dems, and the gop comes after women and minorities? not sure what your background is but damn dude that’s some fucked up shit

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        Ok I’ve heard all kinds of different reasons someone might be privileged, but doing work on the ground for years and laying the groundwork for real activism rather than whatever the hell you call this terminally online bullshit, is now what you people call privilege?

        This shit is why Occupy died.

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          Occupy died because of “terminally online bullshit”? I guess that terminally online bullshit is either more effective than what you’re suggesting or your analysis sucks.

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          ground activism is great! but this person’s comment pretty much sums up to “whichever if the two candidates win in November, I won’t be effected enough to consider not tossing my vote into the trash to prove a point,” as do all 3rd party arguments. that’s privileged.

          many many people quite literally have their lives on the line with this election, it’s extremely disrespectful to put them all in danger for some self centered, ill-thought out attempt at morality.

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        3 hours ago

        Maybe they just like the GOP but don’t want to admit that they like them.

        They also completely disregard the fact that the Voting System itself causes the very problems they have with the political system.

        First Past the Post is 100% the reason why we vote against a party, rather than for a candidate.

        That combined with the Permanent Apportionment Act of 1929 have caused all sorts of problems. That too is something to advocate against. But one thing at a time.

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        3 hours ago

        What background do I need to have in order to be allowed to recognize that the mathematics of lesser evils don’t make any sense?

        Is there some amount of subjugation I can be under that allows me to have a materialist analysis?

        Literally me: Don’t encourage these scumbags, don’t wait another moment to stand up for what you know is right, voting is the easiest way to make your voice heard!

        You: wow, must be nice!

        If youre reading this, don’t listen to people who try to mobilize identity politics against you. They don’t know or care who you are and would hate you more if you were a minority speaking out.