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submitted 11 months ago by TokenBoomer to c/politicalmemes

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[–] [email protected] 39 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Fighting pirates has been US policy for over 200 years.

Come down off your high horse, Trumpy.

[–] TokenBoomer 0 points 11 months ago

I’ve never voted Republican in my life, and never will.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting 30 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I wish it wasn't obligatory to clarify: Nobody's a "Biden voter". We're voting against the other guy. Forever. Fuck FPTP.

[+] [email protected] -48 points 11 months ago (2 children)

"Bloo no mattah hoo" Seriously. A Democrat can do the worst of it and you addled lot will still plunge your country and else where in to the a sewage pit to vote for them. Lunacy.

bloo dawgs are rabid

[–] Gradually_Adjusting 28 points 11 months ago

Propose an alternative so I can laugh humourlessly in your face.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Well the other guys a self proclaimed dictator with a published plan intent on dismantling Americas democracy in its entirety while using its national resources to avenge personal vendettas, and the options outside red/blue have never come close to winning, let alone actually doing it.

I'm not even American and that's an incredibly obvious choice, if you can even call that a choice. I definitely don't like Biden, but he's the best America seems able/willing to put forward.

America has been stuck in a cycle of choosing the least of two evils for a very long time now. Nobody likes either option, but nobody (with the ability to effect change) seems to know how to fix this broken system either. (and I'm not saying I do, just pointing out my observations)

[–] Gradually_Adjusting 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Don't waste your time on nirvana fallacy MFers

[–] [email protected] 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It's more for those that come across this thread than the person I replied to.

[–] Gradually_Adjusting -1 points 11 months ago

It's been about fifteen years I've been ranting about the consequences of "first past the post" systems and all of my worst predictions keep coming true and every non American keeps acting like our system rewards simply voting for whom you most prefer.

It does not work like that. I'm sick of explaining this.

[–] jerome 27 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Did all of the smart people leave Lemmy?

[–] SkybreakerEngineer 21 points 11 months ago (2 children)

No, but now that it's an election year the trolls are back in force

[–] harry_balzac 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Fortunately it's fairly easy to block them on here...which I've been doing a lot lately.

[–] TwoBeeSan 3 points 11 months ago

The block user option is a godsend when you notice the trolls. Thanks lemmy devs!

[–] TokenBoomer -2 points 11 months ago

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

It's definitely gotten way worse lately.

[–] TokenBoomer -2 points 11 months ago

Yes. Why are you still here? /s

[–] [email protected] 22 points 11 months ago

Reminder thatnot liking Biden doesn't make you a Trump supporter. Reminder that voting for Biden over Trump fucking sucks but obviously must be done given the choices

[–] LEDZeppelin 18 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Sure buddy. Whatever makes you feel better about supporting fascism.

[–] TokenBoomer 1 points 11 months ago

Uh… no.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm not from the US, but considering trump suggested to nuke a hurrycane in US territory, i think counterattacking actual pirates with conventional weapons is by far less unhinged

[–] TokenBoomer 0 points 11 months ago

I didn’t post this to encourage voting for Trump, I’m just not excited about voting for Biden.

[–] TheDeepState 5 points 11 months ago

4 more years!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

why do the Chinese stand by while international shipping is threatened by terrorists

[–] MindSkipperBro12 -4 points 11 months ago

I don’t know what you’re complaining about, all is quiet on the western front.