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[–] disguy_ovahea 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I’ve been voting for decades. I rarely get to vote for a candidate I truly support. Most of the time I vote for the candidate that is closer to what I want than their opponent. It’s the unfortunate nature of the two-party system, but I never let my power to vote go unused.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Or crazy thought you can vote third party

[–] disguy_ovahea 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

You can, if you want to feel all warm and fuzzy inside about your ethical choice when Trump becomes President. No amount of posts or news will get a third-party candidate national majority in the next four months. Especially with so many people aware that Jill Stein is a Russian shill.

I made that mistake, along with many Americans in 2000, and protested Bush’s response to 9/11 as a result of Gore’s loss.

[–] Anticorp 3 points 2 months ago

This is Democrat bullying, "vote for the candidates that we say to vote for or we'll let the Republicans destroy the country". If your only options are two different brands of bad, then democracy is already dead.

[–] VictoriaAScharleau 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

jill stein is not a russian shill, but the third way is a pentagon shill, so maybe don't link liberal war-hawking here.

[–] disguy_ovahea 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] VictoriaAScharleau 2 points 2 months ago

this does not support the claim she is a Russian shill. if anything, it shows the Russians are Jill shills.

[–] VictoriaAScharleau 1 points 2 months ago

gore didn't lose because of the votes. the supreme court picked the winner.