“Every day Biden chooses to fund genocide, he loses support,” said Sunrise Movement.

  • assassin_aragorn@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Then don’t complain when the trolley goes one way or another.

    You can’t have it both ways – if you choose not to vote, you choose to not influence the outcome. And if you aren’t trying to change the outcome, you shouldn’t removed about what the outcome is. It’s like saying you’re fine with going anywhere for dinner, but then you spend the whole night complaining about the restaurant I picked.

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      1 year ago

      Fuck you.

      The fact that I didn’t vote has a MUCH LARGER impact than being complicit in being forced to choose rapist conman or genocide enthusiasts.

      I choose neither. Any sane person would. Any bezos or Musk slave would press a button then hope it let’s them pee today.

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        1 year ago

        What impact did you have by not voting then? What did you accomplish, and how did it further your goals? All you did was pat yourself on the back.

        To your credit though, I should rephrase – you have no right to complain about something that could’ve changed if you voted. If A would get you +$500 and B gets you -$500, and you don’t vote for either, then don’t complain about losing $500.

        Also I have no idea what the hell you’re trying to say there at the end.

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          1 year ago

          Broseph, this is word salad.

          To meet your vernacular:

          We both go to an Atlantic city casino, each cash 500 bucks into chips.

          We hit the first rouilette table.

          You tell me “so you bet black or red, one has got to win, one has got to lose. That’s the game”.

          I watch you play.

          You bet black. Small bets but your civic duty makes you keep 5 on black.

          You keep losing.

          I talk you away at the table when you have 25 bucks in chips left.

          I tell you it only hit 0 or 00 for 12 whole minutes.

          You kept 5 on black for those 12 minutes (except the 3 you switched up to red).

          There were magnets in the ball and the 0/00 slots. Powerful ones. But you insisted “black is due”. For 12 minutes and 475 dollars.

          Now I am left to console you and tell you to save your chips to pay for your drinks…

          This is the 2 party system.

          Stop voting for them.

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            1 year ago

            this is a 2 party system

            yes

            stop voting

            not voting doesn’t stop the game… not voting ensures someone else bet for you

            stop talking analogies; they’re all wrong… it’s a damn simple concept

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            1 year ago

            I am not super familiar with roulettes beyond betting on a color, so I’m completely lost here. You had me until after the $25 remaining bit. I think you’re describing the gambler’s fallacy though? And that’s not a good analogy for a two party system either.

            I see it like we get $500 in chips at the casino for free, but they have no monetary value outside of the casino. So if you leave without cashing out (which requires a > $500 total value), there’s no real benefit.

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        1 year ago

        Actually, not voting shows you don’t care one way or another, the exact opposite of your intended effect.