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    2 months ago

    They should withhold their vote for the person contributing to getting their family members killed. When Democrats lose again it will be their own doing, again.

    The cult of personality to the point of being willing to overlook genocide is insane

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        2 months ago

        Because that’s a vote for Trump in a swing state, not because “they’re angry you’re not a democrat”

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              2 months ago

              I know you prefer a slow agonizing death for everyone while those of us out here are fighting for no pain for anyone.

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                2 months ago

                Did you just say you want all vulnerable people to die quickly under trump? And that you want to be the cause of that …?

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                  2 months ago

                  Everyone with any moral conscience knows liberals, at their core, do not give a fuck about the marginalized any more than Republicans. Their primary concern is protecting their status in society at the expense of the marginalized. They talk about BLM while voting for the people that caused the need for BLM to exist. They talk defund the police while supporting the people building 100 cop cities across the country being trained by the IDF. They shed crocodile tears about kids in cages under Trump while ignoring who built them and that there are STILL kids in cages in facilities with no or minimal AC in Texas and Arizona summers.

                  And now they are overlooking genocide because the other guy might do it too.

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                    2 months ago

                    Everyone with any moral conscience knows tankies, at their core, actively want people to suffer, even more than Republicans. Their primary concern is feeling morally superior according to their half-baked philosophy at the expense of the marginalized. They talk about revolution while voting in ways that lead to death, suffering, and destruction of groups that they do not belong to. They talk about political violence from their parents’ basements, which of course others are supposed to lead the way on. They shed crocodile tears about kids in Palestine, blaming any Democrat, while ignoring that their actions will set in motion a much worse path for Palestine and many other groups around the world.

                    And now they are actively supporting genocide because they need to ignore reality to continue feeling morally superior.

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        2 months ago

        They dont understand how election math works, a vote for Harris is taking a vote away from a third party candidate and is giving it to Trump.

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          That’s not how any of that works. The only reason people consider 3rd party votes throw aways is because 3rd party absolutely with 100% confidence will not win the federal election right now. America isn’t primed to allow that to happen at this stage and level. They need to take local elections first and build up the movement getting enough backing to make the federal level even close to possible.

          And whether voting for 3rd party is throwing a vote to one of the other two parties comes down to which one the voter would have voted for had a 3rd party not been an option. If they would’ve voted for the democratic candidate, but instead chose to vote for a 3rd party that has 0% chance of winning, then yeah, it hurts the democratic platforms chances. If they would have voted republican, but chose to vote for a 3rd party with 0% chance of winning the it hurts the repiblican platforms chance. Therefore green party votes are considered mostly detrimental to democratic platforms because their voters are more left leaning in nature. Few would vote republican when no 3rd party option presented itself.

          The idea that voting democratic or republican is throwing away a vote from green to their competitor isn’t functional since the party has zero chance of winning, even if the fence sitters joined them. If they were competitive on federal level you would have a point though.

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            1 month ago

            Why is that not how it works, it seems to be the preferred method when the candidates are rearranged? The whole Stein vote gives it to Trump bullshit.

    • I think there are two key points to remember here:

      1. The GOP guy would endorse much worse policies for these folks than Harris.

      2. While Harris is too far off, pressure can also be exerted by voting for the right Senators, House Reps, and local/state officials. Unlike the GOP guy, we have a better chance of making Harris listen, if the right folks are below her.

      Ultimately, I respect everyone’s choice in voting and won’t pass judgement on doing so. But either way, I believe that the key remains building up the grassroots, as AOC and Ralph Nader have both stated recently.

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        1 month ago

        This sounds like some of that push him left after the election bullshit we heard from liberals in 2020. The entire US government only responds to the donor class, there is no pushing anyone any direction without money.

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          This sounds like some of that push him left after the election … in 2020.

          Nader, you mean? Perhaps.

          The entire US government only responds to the donor class, there is no pushing anyone any direction without money.

          Yeah, was a problem even before Citizens United in 2010 - but that made it a gazillion times worse.

          after the election bullshit we heard from liberals in 2020.

          Uh, what? Citation needed?

          I remember a lot of BS after but it was from the GOP candidate - something about his winning the election and it getting stolen.

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      1 month ago

      That would not be a good play if it results in the person who will get more of their family members killed gaining office.

      I think it’s kind of presumptuous to assume that every Muslim has family in Gaza, as well.

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        1 month ago

        I have no family in Gaza, but I know that the moral conscious thing to do is to prevent the people that are currently killing them, continue killing them. And if they keep getting rewarded for bad behavior, that bad behavior is going to continue to get worse. That’s how Democrats have gone from the party of people like Carter to the party of genocide denial, people like Biden and Harris.

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          the moral conscious thing to do is to prevent the people that are currently killing them, continue killing them

          Yes, the morally conscious thing to do, is to hand the reins to someone who has vowed to help the killing go faster. /s