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[-] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 2 points 6 months ago

How many elections that are "the most important" until people notice that representative elections don't work? (Even in non-fptp electoral systems)

[-] o_d@lemmygrad.ml 10 points 6 months ago

The problem with liberal democracies isn't that representatives are elected, its who those politicians represent. It's not the working class, except when it is and those politicians get Salvador Allende'd 💀.

[-] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 9 points 6 months ago

Still, better to vote for the candidate that will ensure that forms of political action besides voting will continue to be legal

[-] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 8 points 6 months ago

Funny use of the word "ensure".

[-] Buttermilk@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 months ago

Listen Jack, the schools need riot police to ensure the safety of their lawns.

[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 2 points 6 months ago

Every election is important, if they weren't why even hold an election?

[-] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 3 points 6 months ago

In US politics it's always "if the dems don't win, then it's the end of the free world".

[-] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 6 months ago

Remember last time? You guys got pretty close to an actual real life coup d’etat. How many more constitutional crises do you think you can dodge?

You bet your ass the next VP candidate will be vetted to “do the right thing”.

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 6 months ago

Not the free world; just America as a mostly-free state.

[-] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 2 points 6 months ago

Lol. As if the dems don't slide into fascism. Cop City is bi-partisan.

[-] AVincentInSpace@pawb.social 0 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Best not to vote then? Best to let the guy win who has promised on the campaign trail to make the lives of trans people, women, immigrants, basically everyone who isn't a straight white male, as miserable as he possibly can, and not put up even a token resistance against Israel, because the other guy isn't resisting Israel as hard as we'd like and is therefore just as bad?

I hate Biden too but not voting is not the solution.

[-] Prunebutt@slrpnk.net 2 points 6 months ago

I hate Biden too but not voting is not the solution.

Never claimed it was.

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca -2 points 6 months ago

Incomplete sentence.

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