#Strategic Voting

[decolonize-the-everything]

Hey Decol, what are your thoughts about Jill Stein? I know you support Claudia De la Cruz, but wouldn't it be better to promote Jill Stein as a 3rd party candidate? I honestly don't think that De la Cruz has any chance of winning, but Jill Stein might stand a chance with more promotion

My opinion on her is: meh ¯\_(ツ)_/¯?

I guess she's better than Biden (low bar tbf) but she doesn't exactly motivate me to get to the polls

Like if Biden won't then this is definitely the politician that should step down to make room for someone more likely to beat Trump. If she wants to prove she's really anti-establishment then this is her moment to prove it.

If the party wanted her, she'd have more support than some newcomers; I mean she's been around at least a decade and doesn't actually have a ton to show for it. I think, like Biden, she's hindering the party more than she's helping it and would better serve the party by removing herself as it's frontrunner especially this year and right now at this critical moment. When I think of her I still think of the 5g conspiracy theory and I think trying to fight that pre-conceived image her as we're trying to also gain support for her as president seems little less than impossible in 4 months time.

Claudia/Karina doesn't come with that baggage.

Also doesn't she not actually have a great track record with the people who show up to vote blue in the first place (women and poc)?

Maybe we should pressure her to drop out instead...? Fuck dems. Fuck republicans. If they refuse to work with us to fight Trump maybe greens will...

Should we start a campaign to do that rn?

[kkglinka]

It's a shame that it would look bad for biden to take advantage of his newfound legal immunity to arrest and imprison his political rivals on charges of bribery and corruption. Really ram home the dangers of allowing an elected civil servant to behave like a tyrant.

[originalleftist]

The Liberals just lost another by-election, reportedly in a supposedly "safe" seat.

Fuck it, Trudeau needs to resign. He's clearly not electable, and his arrogant denial of reality is walking us headlong into a Poilievre (that is, Canadian MAGA) majority*.

He needs to go. Maybe we'll get half as lucky here as the Democrats did when Biden stepped down.

*I'm not kidding, Poilievre has literally marched with the MAGA-funded conveyors who blockaded our capital for weeks a couple years ago, he has dabbled in election conspiracy theorism, and he recently refused to reject an endorsement from Alex fucking Jones.

[thesaltyace]

Y'all I did NOT know this about Harris, and I think it's really critical that we all listen and understand as we approach this election. Video at the end.

This creator's video describes how progressive Harris was as a prosecutor -- actively going against the grain to the point she was accused of being soft on crime. Accused of being a social worker, not a prosecutor. She calls it being smart on crime. She's pushing for systemic changes to give real pathways to reintegrate incarcerated folks back into society and prevent their past from continuing to haunt them moving forward.

"Kamala's a cop" is a catchy dismissive response usually used to shut down conversation rather than add nuance. But this kind of reform is ESSENTIAL to work towards a present and future that treats incarcerated people with value.

I fell for it in 2020 and have thought "Kamala's a cop" without further inspection since - and I'm sobered by the realization that (you guessed it!) I'm not immune to propaganda.

A better system only follows liberal democracy, because library democracy allows for exploration of better systems. If authoritarianism takes hold, it will not allow for the exploration of better systems. We will have to fight tooth and nail just to try to get back to liberal democracy, and I suspect we could not achieve it in our lifetimes.

Harris isn't perfect. But she's a hell of a lot better than many leftists have led me to believe. Don't let perfection be the enemy of good. Don't let perfection be the enemy of harm reduction.

We can either help elect Trump and usher in authoritarian fascism, or we can help defeat him and pull things back in the direction we want to go. Not liking the choices doesn't absolve you from participating and doing the most good you can with the options available.

I'll link the original video in the replies. The original video has captions if you need them.

[alex51324]

"The bill – the Right to Contraception Act – would enshrine into federal law a right for individuals to buy and use contraceptives, as well as for health care providers to provide them. It would apply to birth control pills, the plan B pill, condoms and other forms of contraception."

One GOP member said:

“This is a show vote. It’s not serious,” GOP Sen. John Cornyn of Texas said. “Plus, it’s a huge overreach. It doesn’t make any exceptions for conscience. … It’s a phony vote because contraception, to my knowledge, is not illegal. It’s not unavailable.”

So...you blocked the bill because it's unnecessary, ...and you also blocked it because it doesn't include a carve-out that will let you make contraception unavailable.

That is definitely not at all what someone would do and/or say if their party was planning to restrict access to contraception if they take power in 2025!

(PS: Per that same link, they also want to repeal the prescription drug pricing agreements that Biden negotiated, including the one that caps insulin at $35.)

[thewingedwolf]

i’m just so annoyed with this idea that leah isn’t being intentional. she posts up in that hoh bed every week & it genuinely saved her with chelsie & quinn’s hoh weeks despite her being the clear & obvious target. she pulled enemy #1 off the block and everyone RESPECTS her for the movie, AND she got her two simps to forgive her within 24 hours. she seemed to notice mj loves physical affection and has ramped up the last week or so in touching her casually & has been pushing for them to be more in lock step. she has a great relationship with t’kor despite t’kor campaigning AGAINST her for a hot minute. she has been part of every vote flip but the very first and has landed in a better spot almost every single time.

do i think she doesn’t always realize how much she rambles? yeah absolutely. do i think she doesn’t always realize how mean some of her shit talking can be bc she just really loves to gossip? yes, i think that’s her biggest flaw in this game. but the thing is - her filibustering doesn’t turn people off in that house! even when she’s frustratingly quiet on strategy, t’kor mj rubina angela and chelsie all love listening to her ramble to a certain extent, bc she’s very personable! she Said going into the game that she wanted to align with women & maniplate men and she’s playing a very decent floater game and this constant “she’d be good if she was doing this on purpose” thing is so grating. she is clearly doing this on purpose!! everyone says they want a good floater game, they want a flirty player, but when leah does it AND has win equity she’s suddenly “not doing it on purpose” come on!

[johnadamsbignaturals]

i’ve been on tumblr since 2012 and never have i seen such widespread hysteria and distrust amongst leftists on here.

muslim and arab users will be explaining why they don’t have a lot of faith in kamala or walz in terms of ending the genocide of palestinians and the replies will just be overrun with white people speaking over them and convincing themselves that anyone with a mild criticism of democratic party is actually part of surge of secret white supremacist trump supporters who want them all to die.

i need you to understand that if you identify as a democrat, there are always going to be people both on tumblr and in real life who are ideologically much further left than you, and that palestinian american voters expressing their fears and dissapointment actually doesn’t make them bots or part of a far-right psyop.

the way some of you have been conducting yourself is racist, callous, and actually disgusting!!

[the-paris-of-people]

The past couple days online have been... interesting. I consider myself a leftist, think capitalism is corrupt, and think that it needs to be seriously reformed/overthrown. I admit that while I've thrown around phrases and terms like "burn it all down" and "the revolution needs to come" out of frustration without actually thinking about what a revolution entails: excellent organization, unity, and strategy to defeat the United States, the world's largest military superpower which has inflicted political and social destabilization across the majority of countries around the world. There also needs to be superb infrastructure and community to support the disabled, elderly, and poor populations who rely on government assistance and programs, healthcare, and accommodations while this so-called revolution rages on.

All I've received from the far leftist movement are lectures from condescending intellectuals who rattle off academic citations regarding ideological theory rather than practical, tangible steps to advocate for change in our local and regional communities. I have not seen one of them actually discuss conversations they've had with their friends, family, or Americans about what they want to see reflected for the future of the country. I have not seen one of them discussed how destructive, detrimental and traumatic a Trump presidency was for social prejudice and morale in the United States. I understand that for many marginalized groups they've been living in a facist state for centuries so the possibility Project 2025 doesn't galvanize them to see the two parties differently, but I don't think it is fair to white leftists falsely equivocate the election of both parties for the entire American population at all??? Or like at least specify the issues you're referring to in which you view both parties as the same????? Literally one TikTok creator who I used to follow talked about how true leftists are so much better than liberals because they aren't waiting for a presidential candidate to save the world NOW due to the accelerated apocalypse due to climate change but when asked how to change the world they suggest sharing ideas of your future utopia with other leftist groups. How the fuck is sitting around talking about living in a walkable community is great considered "saving the world now"? How are you going to dismantle and restructure American infrastructure to create these communities? How are you going to remove existing racial and social tensions to create a community where everyone lives happily side by side? Do people not consider reality at all?????

And is it not wrong for people to have a fucking sliver of optimism and hope at incremental change that's achieved within the corrupt bipartisan system of American politics, even if they know it's propaganda??? Is it wrong for people to have a singular fucking moment of relief in feeling like their values, beliefs, and lives will be better protected and THEY can advocate for change better??? Is it wrong when there's a couple months until the most pressing election in recent history for people to make the choice they feel will reduce the most amount of harm???

[milliesnotes]

“Tom and Aiden are hypocrites cause they said they voted Ellie out for game strategy when it was actually personal!”

Explain to me how voting off the person on your team that made an alliance outside of your team to overtake the game and cause infighting within teams isn’t strategy

[spidermartini]

[peridyke]

look you can disagree with me here I guess but I don't really care about strategy because the idea of giving biden the metaphorical thumbs up by voting for him after months and months of seeing stories about innocent people being slaughtered en masse under his watch makes me want to puke my guts out. I don't think anything really matters more to me than his complicitness in the palestinian genocide and I don't think I could live with myself if I showed any form of support for him. honestly ill be real I think condescending to people telling them they still have to strategically vote for him after we have all seen some of the most horrific footage of bloody cold hearted genocide under his watch for the last 7 months makes you a bit of a monster frankly. I know about the senate I know about the house I know about the importance of getting blue seats filled but at this point I really don't give a fuck because I am seeing videos of starved babies and dead children and people grieving the slaughter of their beloved family and friends and its his fucking fault. I know you would be singing a different tune if you had any tangible connection to palestine so the least you could do is have some fucking empathy. fuck off

[adventure-showdown]

What is your favourite Doctor Who story

TOURNAMENT MASTERPOST

synopses and propaganda under the cut

Midnight

Synopsis

The Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble go to the leisure planet of Midnight for a simple, relaxing holiday. However, life with the Doctor can never be that simple, and things go horribly wrong for the Doctor when he decides to go off on a bus trip to see the Sapphire Waterfall, starting with the bus shutting down. When a mysterious entity infiltrates the shuttle bus, no one is to be trusted. Not even the Doctor himself...

Propaganda

Midnight is amazing. So thrilling. The monster was human fear and it cost the life of two innocent women. (plus two men on accident, well, more or less) And we never know what the midnight entity was. Perfect. My absolute favourite episode. The best thing is that it tricks you into liking the passengers before it slowly, slowly turns that into horror of what they're capable of. Chills every time. (Plus it's totally what inspired among us if you ask me) (anonymous)

Bad Wolf/The Parting of the Ways

Synopsis

Separated and with no TARDIS, the Ninth Doctor, Rose, and Jack have to fight for their lives on board the Game Station, but a far more dangerous threat is lurking, just out of sight. The Doctor realises that the entire human race has been blinded to the threat on its doorstep, and Armageddon is fast approaching.

Propaganda no propaganda submitted

[heydrangeas]

I do think it’s better to have someone in office that I dislike/disagree with 10% than a wannabe autocrat that I hate 100%. for what it’s worth

[geekysprinkler]

too much of survivor is: woman is short aka physically weak; woman has thoughts aka she is a huge threat

[sapphia]

tumblr telling everyone to not vote for kamala over israel like the US election decides the war and kamala herself is netanyahu. meanwhile netanyahu is sitting around the negotiating table trying to draw out the talks and so he can use them as an opportunity to massacre more palestinians.

eagle eyed focus on the real issue as always, guys 👍

[thewingedwolf]

cam mj and angela NEED leah & quinn in this house to take at least one (1) shot at the triplets if they want both a path to f2 and any sort of win equity (well angela is toast but whatever), not getting kimo out maybe benefits chelsie a little but everyone is clearly refusing to think about what happens when they’re on the block or in f2 with one of t’kimobina bc what happens is THEY LOSE