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‘I Can’t Afford This’ Trump Voters in Rural America Stunned as Cost of Living Keeps Rising
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sure, you could argue that. and you'd be wrong yet again, because there is literally nothing to support that argument. between three options, one being the obvious worst fucking thing imaginable, one being pretty bad, but clearly and obviously better than the 100% terrible choice, and the third being...not the other two, but with basically 0% chance of success--by throwing one's weight behind the guaranteed fail, all you're doing is communicating to the world that it's more important for you to be perceived as some kind of morally superior champion of..something --which btw, NO ONE perceives you as that, except for yourself-- than it is to do something, anything, no matter how small against the inevitable fascism of the first option. which...here we are now.
"grammar nazi"--i didn't mean you to take it as i'm telling you how to write, i'm telling you that i'm taking you even less seriously when you can't even get a handle on how to use the one language you're trying to convince people of your position with
i'm sure you'll find comfort in your "at least i didn't vote for kamala" mantra as the world continues to burn around us, directly because of trump. fucking disgusting
I got halfway through and stopped reading. Your post is substanceless and only furthers to stroke someones ego. Also, your only asking of that which you do not afford me as you have said as much. I don't see it your way.
How does it feel knowing that you're partially responsible
Same as you feel i suppose.... and you're not going to gain any new supporters to your side by going around demonizing the people you think owe you something. -That's a good way to lose your next election.
of course you did. you're not here to defend your position or anything, just to act like you're the "better person," even though your misguided worldview does nothing but paint you as a gullible rube who thinks anyone on the planet can snap their fingers and end the genocide in gaza. i expect your next course of action will be to plug your ears and scream "LALALACANTHEARYOUUUUU"
lol go get'em tiger
Nah, the Genocide in Gaza largely didn't motivate me. Otherwise I wouldn't have helped Joe Biden in 2020 by voting third party but instead I would have helped Joe Biden in 2020 by voting for him directly. I simply think Gaza was a good litmus test that helped stop a lot of other people from making the decision to actively support genocide. -Which is a pretty good reason. Just not mine. My case is this, Harris is and always was a terrible establishment-candidate.