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[–] [email protected] -2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

"I won't vote for leader that does heinous long-standing thing that most of the electorate agrees with even though the only other viable candidate wants to pursue an even worse policy on the issue!" is just "I support heinous long-standing thing getting worse!" with extra steps.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Except those that don't vote to support the thing can't be said to support the thing at all. "Those that didn't support the thing are the same as those that wanted it more" is self-serving at best and intellectually dishonest at worst. By the same token I wouldn't suggest anyone that votes Democrat supports anything the Democrats do because that would also be self serving at best and intellectually dishonest at worst.

I get you've had these arguments before, I've certainly read them, and I'm not trying to rehash them.

The point that I'm tying, and failing I suppose, to make is the frustration/anger is misplaced.