As the title states I am confused on this matter. The way I see it, the USA has a two party system and in the next few weeks they’re either going to have Trump or Harris as president, come inauguration day. With this in mind doesn’t it make sense to vote for the person least likely to escalate the situation even more.

Giving your vote to an independent or worse not voting at all, just gives more of a chance for Trump to win the election and then who knows what crazy stuff he will allow, or encourage, Israel to get away with.

I really don’t get the logic. As sure nobody wants to vote for a party allowing these heinous crimes to be committed, but given you’re getting one of them shouldn’t you be voting for the one that will be the least horrible of the two.

Please don’t come at me with pro-Israeli rhetoric as this isn’t the post for that, I’m asking about why people would make such choices and I’m not up for debate on the Middle East, on this post, you can DM me for that.

Edit: Bedtime here now so will respond to incoming comments in the morning, love starting the day with an inbox full 😊.

  • HomerianSymphony@lemmy.world
    2012·
    7 hours ago

    doesn’t it make sense to vote for the person least likely to escalate the situation even more.

    And what if they seem equally likely to escalate the situation?

    Trump says he’ll let Israel finish the job. Kamala says she disapproves of what’s happening in Gaza, but will always support Israel and will always provide them with weapons.

    Same fuckin’ thing.

    • Mike1576218@lemmy.ml
      95·
      3 hours ago

      Then maybe there is other stuff you care about?

      You’re getting one of them. There is no third option.

      If you don’ care about the other topics at all, then don’t vote.

          • macabrett[they/them]@lemmy.ml
            1·
            22 seconds ago

            It’s so real that its on my ballot. There’s even a fourth and fifth option. And a write in option with an infinite number of possibilities.

      • Kbobabob@lemmy.world
        67·
        2 hours ago

        I never understood the intense laser focus some people put on one policy. There’s so many to care about if you’re American. People are dying from homelessness, starvation, guns, and mental health every single day but the only thing you care about is overseas? That’s not even mentioning things like a woman’s right to dictate what happens to their own body.

        • krolden@lemmy.ml
          31·
          1 hour ago

          Those homeless could have homes if the billions of dollars stopped going to propping up genocidal regimes and the military industrial complex