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My favorite part about the liberals coming in here to muster a defense is how their only argument is “but Trump would be worse,” conveniently saying nothing about how they are literally advocating for genocide.
“But she called for ceasefire,” they cry, while simultaneously sending their daily billion dollars of bombs and ammo.
Also omitting how the DNC is clearly complicit with the GOP and will objectively not make things better, just worse at a slower pace. As shown by the last 50 years.
Their responses will get increasingly absurd and nonsensical the further this goes on. Behavior paralleling Israeli Zionists.
Oh look, it happened again, liberals aligned with fascists. Really weird how that just keeps happening over and over and over and over and over and over.
Who are the ones that want fascism again?
Exactly, and as turns out that any atrocity can be dismissed as long as there's a threat of somebody worse. In this way, they're admitting that the system is fundamentally broken since even a genocide can now be dismissed simply by pivoting to talking about Trump.
No offense dude, but I think you are pretty ignorant about American leftists. I mean, you're completely right that we're having to dismiss an atrocity and vote for a genocidist and that the system is fundamentally broken. But that's common knowledge in the US lol, even across the aisle. Politicians are bought and sold, ask any semi-informed citizen in the US, right or left. It's just that most people are too busy working to fucking LIVE to think there is anything we can about it, or they've been brainwashed to think that's how it should be (top down something or other...)
Shit is fucked here. Nobody's trying to hide it, like I didn't just "say the quiet part out loud." Obviously America is fucked, obviously the Democratic party is fucked. But I'm still gonna vote for Harris because America can still get worse and the Republican party isn't just fucked, its absolutely fuckaroo'd.
So not even any consideration of voting 3rd party? The concept that voting 3rd party is throwing away your vote is perpetuated by the 2 parties that want to stay in power. It’s easier to focus on one opponent, but the more people become comfortable with other options, the harder it is for the 2 parties to bullshit their way into power.
I'm definitely not voting RFK Jr's antivax ass. I mean he's a Kennedy. Still an elite in power.
Anyways, 3rd party candidates historically never have a chance. Ultimately if it were really my choice, the only parties we'd have are idk street parties. Because there'd be no government at all, or temporary governments when the need arises, or something more creative than the dumbass shit we have now.
If you're seriously suggesting voting third party you do not understand how voting works in the US. It is literally a wasted vote -- even if 60% of the nation voted for a third party, the delegates are already pledged to one of the two main parties. The correct place to put that energy is in local elections and in a nationwide push for ranked choice or some other alternative to FPTP.
2 parties are the Nash Equilibrium of our system. We'd love to vote for other candidates, but we can't beat the math.
What is the math on how much your political opinion needs to be accounted for when you are an automatic lever pull for a given party?