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[–] DerisionConsulting@lemmy.ca 12 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I am not from the USA but if you only have two choices, who would you expect "leftists" to vote for?

[–] TootSweet@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I'm guessing the alternative to "vote blue no matter who" is somewhere between "boycott the vote" and "burn the motherfucker to the ground."

The alternative isn't to vote for someone other than the democrat. It's to not vote.

My take to other U.S. voters: please vote blue. It's fucked, but it's less fucked than voting for Trump or not voting.

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 2 points 8 months ago

Blue buys us time. Red means dead.

[–] LinkOpensChest_wav@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

I keep hoping one day both our major parties will go the way of the Whigs, but for now it's Democrats, but it really sucks that's how it is

Edit: To be clear, we're not actually going to fix anything by voting

[–] TootSweet@lemmy.world -1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Granted. Now you get to choose between the Tea Party and Kanye's Birthday Party.

[–] Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

The Tea Party is an actual part of US politics.

[–] TootSweet@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Yeah, but the political party that took its name from the event is full of Christian dominionists and people who think Africa is a country.

[–] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 11 points 8 months ago

I mean it's not like there's an other option for a pro choice, universal health care, fully funded social security, with sensible gun law candidate.

I vote for whatever candidate is closer to those values, I don't really care about their party. It just turns out there are zero republicans that are closer to any democrat, on the issues I care about.

[–] TootSweet@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I have a friend who regrets boycotting the vote in 2016 if that counts for anything.

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Do they live in Michigan, Wisconsin or Pennsylvania? /s

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Well yeah they’re not going to say to do that and build parallel structures and spread communist propaganda. You gotta go to other leftists to hear that

[–] areyouevenreal@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

You should be doing that and still voting. They aren't mutually exclusive activities.

[–] MeowyNinhaj@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 8 months ago

I give up voting after the latest shit in NC with candidate changing to R after the fact. Good luck with the useless system. Capitalists/populist opinions overpowering the old gov and going dystopian is our best hope.