• some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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    3 months ago

    Bullshit. I voted against my conscience because I knew orange would harm people I love. It wasn’t enough.

    Dems didn’t offer anything compelling because they are a failed party that can only drive votes with threats of even worse. It’s pretty easy to not fund a genocide and lie and say it isn’t happening when it clearly is. Dems can blame only themselves for poor turnout.

    • xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      3 months ago

      yeah when the choice is between horrible and double super extra horrible, it’s hard to get really motivated to vote for horrible….

      it’s pretty much the genocide version of the trolly problem. palestine genocide is on one track, on the other track, there’s the palestinian genocide, trans genocide, hispanic genocide, and entire planet ecocide…

      the choice is obvious but not particularly inspiring… at least under harris there was some hope of lobbying her to stop… protest at the whitehouse now and trump will try to have you shot… hopefully they refuse next time.

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        3 months ago

        … you know that’s really an apt comparison. Never thought about it that way but really it’s like a trolley problem except it is their job to shout for people to come up and pull the lever.

        It’s no surprise they had trouble finding volunteers.

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      2 months ago

      I voted against my conscience because I knew orange would harm people I love. It wasn’t enough.

      So what? You still did the right/smart thing.

      Dems didn’t offer anything compelling because they are a failed party

      A failed party with a history of voting in favor of the middle/lower classes, who have provided affordable healthcare, strengthened worker rights/unions, lowered prescription drug costs, banned medical debt from showing up on credit reports, invested in clean energy, placed regulations on companies harming our environment, etc etc etc?

      When are you going to stop blaming Dems and start accepting that an amoral party was able to convince a terrifying number of stupid Americans to vote against their own interests utilizing propaganda? It’s not like it’s the first time in history that’s happened.

      • some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org
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        2 months ago

        When are you going to stop blaming Dems and start accepting that an amoral party was able to convince a terrifying number of stupid Americans to vote against their own interests utilizing propaganda? It’s not like it’s the first time in history that’s happened.

        Both are true at the same time. She failed to condemn a genocide. Are you telling me that you think all those students protesting didn’t matter?