#also look up “recency bias” because yall need to either refresh your memory
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maytheamazing · 7 months ago
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Hey remember not to fall for this type of stuff- For those not old enough to remember, or was before your time like me, we've fucking tried this. Again and again. And with the current two party system, where you can only vote for one person rather than your ordered top picks like Australia does, means that your options are vote for the lesser danger or hold the door open for the greater evil.
I recommend everyone looks up and reads about the 2000 American election, where a good amount of people voted for the green party to show their support for climate change and a candidate who promised to do something about it but rather than the voting split evenly, it was just democratic votes that then went to the third party. If you remember, that's how George Bush won.
And keep in mind that "moral arguments" like this actually help the republicans win. You're completely correct that Genocide Joe is a horrible human being with weak foreign policy and even poorer domestic standing. That's not the issue here. The issue is that the only other option is Project 2025 and the end of democracy and the United States as we know it. That's not an exaggeration. The Supreme Court ruled that any crime done by the President of the United States is exempt from prosecution as long as the President is using their Presidential Powers. That was this week.
If you want actual, tangible change, you have to vote every single time. In every election you are eligible, local and national. Politics is a slow game towards progress that can very easily slide into right wing and fascist hands if you don't keep playing. It's not fun, it's not fast, but it is necessary.
Like I'm not going to vote for a man who's outright denying a genocide is even happened DO YOU HEAR YOURSLEVES?
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