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Binzy_Boi

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196 Stands with Palestine, but those of you in the US should still vote in the general election.

I've been seeing a lot of anti-voting sentiment going around. Can't believe I have to say this, but you need to vote. Not only is there more to the election than just the president. (State policy, Senate, house), but not voting is not an act of protest. C'mon guys

Binzy_Boi ,

Vote for an independent candidate. People have this wild notion that voting for a third-party candidate means you're throwing your vote away.

You're not. You're voting for the candidate that best represents your values. People who say otherwise have fallen for the brainrot talking point that's been around since Ross Perot ran in '96.

Binzy_Boi ,

Third party candidates still exist and are legitimate options to vote for despite what everyone wants you to believe.

Binzy_Boi ,

I get where you're coming from. I'm definitely in favour of a ranked choice voting approach cause it does a lot more to get rid of the spoiler or dividing vote fallacy.

The entire spoiler or dividing vote hoax is based on this false assumption that the voters carry the responsibility for not voting for a "lesser evil" candidate when that burden of responsibility should instead be on the nominee for not doing enough in their power to win over votes.

With the current election, Biden is being a complete dumbass and is hemorrhaging support from Arab Americans and young people because of his refusal to stop giving weapons and aid to Israel and properly withholding those until a full and permanent ceasefire is reached. He's also losing support from Hispanics, though the reasons there are more to do with how he hasn't been doing enough to better the lives of working-class people.

Arab Americans and young people aren't going to turn around and vote for Trump, or in the off chance he receives a conviction before November, whoever else the Republican nominee will be. They're more likely to vote third-party or independent or not vote at all, and unfortunately with the latter, that's when the burden of responsibility becomes shared.

Binzy_Boi , (edited )

Ah yes, label me as a Trump sympathizer, cause that definitely helps your cause with the average joe.

Edit: This you calling me a Russian agent?

Binzy_Boi ,

You need to do some critical thinking. Vote for the person who best aligns with your beliefs, not which of the two big names you hate less.

Binzy_Boi , (edited )

At what point did they say that? Of course the Republicans are miles worse than the Democrats, but why should people sit there and be like "oh, let me just vote for genocide lite when the other party is genocide standard"

Edit: slight edit since Kbin notifs are weird.

Binzy_Boi ,

You know what also helps third parties? Votes.

Without votes what purpose do they have in continuing?

Binzy_Boi ,

Hm, almost as though Democrats should be pressured by voters to abolish the electoral college... wonder what will change their stance on that.

Maybe... if the Democrats saw their support weakening as a result of their terrible policies... hmmmm.

Binzy_Boi ,

Huh, thanks for making me aware of this. I'll look into this more. Genuinely appreciate the insight.

Binzy_Boi OP ,

I didn't? I'm on a Kbin instance, does it not embed on Lemmy?

Binzy_Boi OP ,

Oof, I'm sorry. It's just a video of a convo between the Batman and the Joker. You should be able to find the file if you search "Snapinsta.app_video"

Binzy_Boi ,

perosn

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    Binzy_Boi ,

    Okay, but icebergs go hard as a smell.

    Binzy_Boi ,

    Think of smelling a glass of ice cubes fresh out of the freezer. Very neutral, but also has a slight "freshwater" scent.

    Binzy_Boi ,

    Token cis man, much prefer the women's hygiene products, just worried about stares I'd get at the store lmao.

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