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Only because I have no choice. I voted Green.
🫂 I voted for someone in jail for wearing black.
Electoralists are really hounding you, when they should have ended First-past-the-post millennia ago.
It's probably easier to just blame me than look at the absurdity of what Democrats did in 2024 and admit it to themselves.
As far as voting reform goes, the American people have been powerless to do that in any meaningful way for our entire history. The founders only gave wealthy, landowning men the right to vote. There was never any real intention for the poor or working class to be able to select a president. Our only real political power is local, and at least locally, good things are still possible. (For now.)
In the general? This is kinda still on you too.
Sure, Jan.
We're just not gonna blame Kamala Harris for looking at a bunch of people who can't afford groceries and insisting that we be joyful. Awesome, perfectly run campaign.
We're gonna blame the guy who voted for a politician that he actually agreed with instead.
This definitely isn't on me. It's on you guys.
No Trump is on you. You saw a worst case scenario and instead of trying to keep that from happening you selfishly decided to do what you thought was right instead of taking the lesser evil in hopes that later down the road doing what's right might actually happen.bWay to go.
Read what I wrote, and then come back with a reasonable response whenever you're ready. Thank you.
I read it correctly the first time. You voted your conscience and ensured 1 less vote for Harris. Again, way to go. You wanted perfect and when you couldn't have that you fucked us all, including the ones who can't afford groceries.
You really cannot argue with third party voters. On paper, one should vote their conscience. In reality, a non-blue vote is tacitly a red one.
"you guys", as if even the whole of Lemmy (most of which probably aren't even living in the US) would have been enough to make a different DNC candidate happen. I haven't even seen anyone who says that they actually like Harris.
As if "liking" a candidate is a requirement for voting for them.
I was neutral on Harris, supported her party, and loved her running mate. And most importantly, loathed and recognized the danger in the alternative.
Of course, it's just when you don't see anyone liking Harris, it's stupid to blame these people for the DNC picking an unpopular candidate. Unless a majority of US Lemmy users says they don't vote in primaries or something.
There seems to be abundant evidence that they didn't.
Didn't what?
They didn't like her.
Remember, when she tried to mount an actual campaign she didn't even make it out of Iowa.
That's your example why she would've been a bad choice?
Regardless of votes, remember who it's really on. The ones who are playing us against each other. Yes, it's also the fault of people who voted for him many times, and for those who split a vote where only two party voting would have given him a loss. AND for those who allowed the DNC to make so many bad choices. AND Harris for dropping what seemed to be a working campaign for a bit. AND... well, it goes on.
But it's the ones laughing at the top. They're the real problem. Never forget. They love to see this finger pointing at the bottom, it makes them feel safe.