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2020 was... truly unique. It was so hard to stay away from doom scrolling, and I (and many others) were pretty disillusioned by the sad fact that so much of our country legitimately supported the Orange Man. I didn't get a wink of sleep the night of the election because I genuinely considered it to be a make or break decision for America.

My point is that looking back on it, in the end the only real difference I made was at the ballet box. This year I'm going for the Head-in-the-Sand approach. I'm done with the political memes. Done with the Twitter screenshots. It just riles me up and this year I'm gonna do my best to fight that.

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[–] FireTower@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago

I think avoiding political memes & etc is probably a good idea.

[–] S0L1DX@lemmy.sdf.org 10 points 2 years ago
[–] meyotch@slrpnk.net 10 points 2 years ago

I have become a little active in my county party. Trying to learn the Democratic way of doing things (first impressions: no one is in charge). Hoping to be able to use my database and reporting skills to help improve the ground game for 2024.

[–] BarterClub@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 years ago

If it's Trump on the ballet. Whoever else is better. Keep Hitler Jr out of office.

[–] pineapplelover@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Thinking Green party this year or whoever isn't trying to fuck us over

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[–] rusticus@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

A reelection of Trump will prompt seriously considering an exit strategy away from the US.

[–] Bitrot@lemmy.sdf.org 9 points 2 years ago

Passport processing times aren’t too bad right now, but will likely get worse as the election is closer.

[–] OhmsLawn@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

I'm not party affiliated, but I will vote for the Democratic Party candidate. It wouldn't make any difference in my state, but I do it anyway. My state doesn't swing, so I will probably send some money to Democratic candidates in closest out-of-state Senate races (I don't waste money on sure winners or losers).

It's a hold-my-nose thing, since I'm really only about 50% in agreement with them. I tend to swing farther left on certain issues and near-libertarian-right on others. My primary concern at this point is averting a slide further into fascism. I've spent quite a bit of time in formerly-fascist countries and it's a messy thing to untangle. The scars last for generations.

[–] pohart@programming.dev 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Definitely voting for someone who doesn't support genocide for president. Down ballot I'll likely vote 3rd party as well, but I haven't decided for sure.

[–] Captainvaqina@sh.itjust.works 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Congrats on helping to ensure you'll never again have the right to vote during traitor trump's fascist dictatorship that you'll be enabling.

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[–] BURN@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

Ignore all media, vote for whoever the democratic candidate is.

I realized that all the election media just makes me angry, and I already know who I’m NOT voting for, so there’s really only one choice anyways.

[–] xkforce@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Further develop contingincy plan to GTFO of dodge if the country is insane enough to elect the cheeto man again.

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[–] MiddledAgedGuy@beehaw.org 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Vote for the least worst option. Cry because I live in a red state and it won't make any difference.

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To vote in it.

[–] PsychedSy@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago

I'm gonna make sure my loved ones are armed and have ammo.

[–] gibmiser@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

If Trump gets elected again somehow then... I don't know what we can do to fix the country. I can't put into words my feelings about that situation, but I worry it will cause me to no longer believe our country can be saved.

[–] shiveyarbles@beehaw.org 6 points 2 years ago (29 children)

A lot of trolling about voting green party, not voting, not voting Biden. Any of these positions is pro Trump, and that's the simple truth.

So admit that at least, you WANT a dictatorship.

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[–] Kwakigra@beehaw.org 6 points 2 years ago (4 children)

Not in a state where my vote counts so it doesn't matter much. My political plans are trying to avoid getting thrown in jail per the popular bipartisan SB 686 for being too outspoken about opposing the genocide of Palestinians.

Since the 2010 Citizens United decision when the supreme court legalized bribery, the best I've been able to hope for is a managed and slow as possible decline into a feudal-like state with a heritable and defined noble and peasant class. Hopefully nuclear war will prevent the worst possible consequences of climate change so I can have a little hope while I'm being vaporized.

[–] Thisfox@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 years ago (5 children)

Being from an "every vote counts" country with compulsory voting, this seems like such an alien response to me.

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[–] Hobart_the_GoKart@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago

I've been dreading it since 2020. I might turn my phone off the entire year.

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