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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod 10 points 1 day ago

Bernie is the political equivalent of Rambo: Alone, behind enemy lines, with no support.

He had to do guerrilla politics most of his career and has a lot to teach.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

I never stopped talking about electoral reform. I refuse to stop talking about it no matter what day it is.

You know who will stop talking about the flaws of the voting system after the election? The democratic party and it's members. Like clockwork each election. They show their hand and then throw away the cards and expect you to forget they pulled them out and slammed them on the table in the most public way possible.

If you're complaining about third parties now, you have an obligation to work towards fixing this issue after the election. You may forget, but I won't. I will beat this drum till the blissful end to my wage slavery existence on this dirty planet.

Then in the next election, there will be much concern over third parties yet again. This meme will be reposted without one ounce of self awareness or shame. Looking forward to that day my blue conservative "allies".

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 days ago (1 children)

in the first 3.5 years of the question cycle

We are literally always in an election cycle this country is so fucked up

[–] [email protected] 21 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

That's how cycles work, lol.

We're always in every cycle.

It's in the root of the word cycle. Greek word kuklos and the Latin word cyclus, both of which mean "circle".

[–] dufkm 15 points 2 days ago

I love me a good piece of pedantry. Technically correct, the best kind of correct.

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[–] Ledivin 84 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (43 children)

A third party has literally no chance to win in our system, and nobody gives a single fuck about the miniscule amount of votes they do get - you're not moving any metrics, or sending any messages, or taking any stands. All you're doing is helping the worse option win.

So, if you truly hate Palestinians, then by all means vote Stein. If you want to see Ukraine taken over, then please vote Stein. If you want to see our country start murdering every version of queer people, then you really should vote Stein. That's all you're going to get for it.

Whether you like to see the truth or not, a vote for a third party is still a vote for genocide.

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[–] 2ugly2live 43 points 3 days ago (2 children)

It's just naive in my opinion. They say they care so much about Palestine, but refuse to sit down, grow up, and face our current political reality. I would love to have ranked voting, or even just a valid third party choice, but that is not going to happen in the next 3 weeks. And we are still reeling from the repercussions of the last Trump Term. They'll continue to stack government and courts with the same backwards thinkers to make progress, if any, even harder. They'll continue to make life harder and more dangerous for not even just minorities, but just anyone who's not able to buy their way out of it.

But it doesn't matter! They're both the same! There is no way Trump could be worse. Because while Palestinians watch Israel's interpretation of "just end it" with out a cease fire, they'll die with the knowledge that, somewhere, in another country, a woman is bleeding out in the parking lot because some people wanted to make a point. Oh, boy, won't that be great? /s

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