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[–] HerbGrower@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 months ago (5 children)

No no, not allowed to bring politics into this apparently.

Fucking bullshit, I vote green because no one else seems to really care.

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[–] silence7@slrpnk.net [S] 1 point 2 months ago (4 children)

Whether that makes sense depends a lot on which country. Some Green parties (Notably in the US) behave as if they're intentional spoilers to make the worst viable candidates win. Other countries, it makes a lot of sense.

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