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[–] 12 points 10 months ago (6 children)

I understand being discouraged that Blue doesn’t deliver

But I don’t understand how that matters when Red is openly promising death and destruction

Red only wins elections when Blue voters stay home so we could always at least stop Red

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  • [+] -6 points 10 months ago (5 children)

    The thing is, what's your preference? Disappointment on a regular basis, or transparent hate and naked greed? Destruction can only last so long, but a slow slide into depression can last forever. Voting Red often ends up being the accelerationist choice as much as support for their vile beliefs.

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  • [–] 9 points 10 months ago (2 children)

    Oh no 🥲 besides being wholly divorced from reality you also think there’s a brighter future on the other side of accelerationist collapse

    Politics has simply become an unserious affair

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  • [–] 1 point 10 months ago (1 child)

    I'm not exactly set on "brighter", but at least it will be "different". Right now, I feel like something has to give. Voting alone won't get us out of the hole we've been buried in. Trusting the same people who lied and brought us to this point won't get us to a better place. I'm really not against a different path that makes push come to shove anymore, is all.

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago

    I understand the frustration, but this is a major gamble. “Different” can easily be worse, with potentially irreversible consequences. Voting alone isn’t enough, especially given the options, but neither is rolling the dice. Citizens aren’t powerless when they get involved, organize, and actively push for better solutions together.

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