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[–] Neato@kbin.social 6 points 10 months ago (3 children)

^Republican voter trying to generate apathy. Or worse, someone who actually believes voting 3rd party is not handing a vote to the fascist party.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago

"Everyone to my left is all the way to my right."

[–] blazera@kbin.social 3 points 10 months ago

Shits just gonna keep getting worse until we scrap first past the post. Even more right leaning dems against republicans holding democracy hostage.

[–] centof@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Or worse, someone who actually believes voting 3rd party is not handing a vote to the fascist party.

Ahh yes, everyone not a democrat or republican must be a nazi. Totally sound reasoning /s

[–] Neato@kbin.social -3 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Strategic voting in the general is required. Saying otherwise is a lie. Or idiocy. You can choose.

[–] centof@lemm.ee 3 points 10 months ago

I agree strategic voting is a good thing. I never said or implied it isn't. But it seems like your trying to straw-man me here.

Please explain how not voting for someone = handing someone else a vote.

To put it in another context, if I say I don't want to go to applebee's, does that mean I'm supporting going to olive garden? Here's another one. If a republican withholds voting for trump in the general, does that mean they are handing a vote to biden even if they don't vote for president at all?

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Strategic voting in the general is required.

From the people who brought you "party unity my ass."