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The problem with not voting
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this post was submitted on 28 Feb 2024
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What plan? Keep showing up and voting for the same guys? I know it's crazy but we actually have a third option, we've just been told over and over again that it's equal to throwing our votes away (I wonder who would benefit from that?) and if we all believe that, then of course it is.
Bernie wins in 2016 if the DNC had the balls the back him, but they don't because they have no incentive to run a guy like that. He's antithetical to their platform.
They aren't the lesser of two evils, they're one in the same with a different letter next to their name.
Ok, so you don't have a plan. You are just hoping that when you don't vote, some asteroids will show up before Trump becomes president and kills him and all the fascists in a very unlikely freak accident.
Yeah, your right, Biden and Trump same people, same outcome. Biden will obviously pardon all Jan 6thers and will attempt coup the US. /s
Sorry, I just have a hard time taking these arguments seriously. If you don't want to vote, that's fine. The only reason why I am arguing for anything here. Is because people like you are saying that not voting is a serious, good, and very real strategy to improve things. I just think it is handing the country over to fascists prematurely because of a temper tantrum.
Listen, maybe nothing can be done, maybe we are screwed. Who cares, spend one day to try to extend what we have a little bit longer. Who knows, maybe that asteroid will come for Trump and all the fascists after the next term.