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[–] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So you’re saying that protests votes don’t work?

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

No vote "works" if you don't have enough of them. It's kinda the defining feature of voting.

What definitely doesn't work is trying to force voters to choose between "crumbling, already bad status quo" and "rapid fall into fascism" over and over. It's just not a great motivator.

[–] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So, protest voting worked in this case?

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Nope we didn't get enough. Wanna join next time or are we going for another click on

system again?

[–] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So… protest votes don’t work. Got it. Thanks. I knew it was one or the other.

[–] bdonvr@thelemmy.club 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

lmao what

With that logic Dems don't work cause they lost this once, and so should never be voted for again.

But hey guess what I got something else to vote for anyway! And we can maybe not even call it a protest vote and just call it a... vote.

[–] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

So… protests votes DO work. I must have been confused earlier. I think I understand now.

Protests vote when you’re not getting the perfect outcome, and everyone else can kindly insert themselves under the that bus headed this way.

Super fantastic! Thanks for clearing this up. Again, I knew it was one or the other.