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[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net -2 points 6 months ago (3 children)

How many elections that are "the most important" until people notice that representative elections don't work? (Even in non-fptp electoral systems)

[–] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Still, better to vote for the candidate that will ensure that forms of political action besides voting will continue to be legal

[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Funny use of the word "ensure".

[–] Buttermilk@lemmy.ml 1 points 6 months ago

Listen Jack, the schools need riot police to ensure the safety of their lawns.

[–] o_d@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 6 months ago

The problem with liberal democracies isn't that representatives are elected, its who those politicians represent. It's not the working class, except when it is and those politicians get Salvador Allende'd 💀.

[–] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Every election is important, if they weren't why even hold an election?

[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

In US politics it's always "if the dems don't win, then it's the end of the free world".

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Not the free world; just America as a mostly-free state.

[–] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Lol. As if the dems don't slide into fascism. Cop City is bi-partisan.

[–] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social -1 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Best not to vote then? Best to let the guy win who has promised on the campaign trail to make the lives of trans people, women, immigrants, basically everyone who isn't a straight white male, as miserable as he possibly can, and not put up even a token resistance against Israel, because the other guy isn't resisting Israel as hard as we'd like and is therefore just as bad?

I hate Biden too but not voting is not the solution.