I remember back in the 2010s the argument for not cracking down on the far right in the USA was that that would trigger a civil war. We saw on J6 how many would show up to fight on their side. They were all there. Now, unfortunately they control the military, so it's much harder.

Coward liberals always paving the road for the fascists that come after them.

Also voting is a way to shift the Overton window. If the left wing party has a thumping majority, those in the party with more radical views (like being against genocide /s) actually have room to manoeuvre and pressure their leader, or even to split off and form their own party.

I’m getting people posting in trans communities telling me not to vote for democrats.

Some Americans will justify not voting by using Palestine as an example.

Don't forget foreigners posing as Americans to help encourage voter apathy among Americans (so the GOP can win).

Bus stop metaphor. Even if we cant take a train directly where we need to get to, at least we can take a bus in the correct direction.

Best mental description ever. Even self described republicans can surely grasp this idea to be rid of what we have now. I'm heading over to the Library this afternoon to vote early :) ive never voted a straight ticket before. Sort of excited.

In the absolute worst case, the Dems are equally as bad as the GOP on Palestine (though I haven't seen many Democrats support building Trump resorts over the rubble).

In that worst case, then Palestine isn't on the ballot, and you shouldn't base your vote on it, but on everything else happening. The lesser of 2 evils isn't an exciting vote, but it is, in fact, a lesser evil and preferable to the GOP.

Even at worst, where your candidate doesn't win, it wouldn't hurt anything.

At least you'd be doing something, compared to doing nothing.