Well. That didn't take long.
Well. That didn't take long.
And under the bus he goes.
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"Centrist" aka "I'll still vote for racist fascist misogynists instead of anyone else". Fuck off!
P.S. And he thinks welfare is a problem like some blubbering Reganite reject.
Really, I think centrist normally just means totally uninformed. They've buried their head in the sand so they don't realize what's wrong.
Centrist means you’re too embarrassed to admit you’re a republican.
You know, some people have some sort of nuanced opinions instead of just picking a colour. Maybe if everything weren't such a fucking battle between the 51% and the 49%, maybe you wouldn't end up with the least capable candidates from either side.
Sure. I have a more nuanced opinion too. The fact is that we have two conservative parties, but there's a lot of good options to the left. A centrist (in the US) has seen everything that's been done by the conservatives and still somehow isn't further left (or right if you agree with the crazy shit) of our conservative parties. There's plenty of nuance to be had, but it isn't in the center of the two parties.
I know people who only admit to voting Republican because they make enough money to have a vested interest in Republican tax cuts. Get a couple glasses of wine into those people and they'll start exposing their "nuanced opinions" like how much they hate the gays.
If your nuanced opinions still motivate you to vote republican, you're still a piece of shit.
When did he say he votes republican? And I think his criticism of welfare is that it's run inefficiently, not that it should be abolished
Lol you must be one of those vote blue no matter who types. You're anyone else is always a dem isn't it? And if someone votes anything else than blue or red, they're throwing away their vote right?
You're the one who is blinded by ideology.
The GOP in the US literally tried to overthrow the Constitution in 2020, and hasn't said they won't do it in 2024.
If the choice is between the Dems and some magical third party who is going to pop up out of nowhere, hell yes I'm voting Blue no matter who.
Yea... I'm the one that's blinded, while you literally just said you will blindly vote blue.
The Left had four years to put Bernie on the ballot. I contributed to him myself. We're heading into 2024 and the GOP's top candidate is still Trump. Who is your alternative to Biden?
Bring us a rational Republican and we'd have a choice to make. As of now it's democracy vs fascism. Easy choice
Go ahead and get froggy in 2024, FAFO if you must
Last 'rational Republican' candidate was Eisenhower, and he was considered too Left for Bill Buckley, who championed Reagan.
At this point, trump and biden should be disqualified for just their age. They're dinosaurs, vote wise, Presidential voting doesn't matter as much as local and state does. I've tried to vote independent as much as I can, and vote for someone that at least hits 50% of what I believe is needed. Dems do make the pass sometimes but other times I don't feel comfortable voting for any candidates.
Also Bernie got Ron Pauled by the Dems. Dude should definitely been the one put up against trump
So, you can't answer the one question that actually matters. Who, if not Biden?
Still have the same house and senate.
And if someone votes anything else than blue or red, they’re throwing away their vote right?
As long as the US election system is the way that it is, then yes it is an undisputed fact that voting for third party is the same as throwing your vote away. It is a shitty system and it is in desperate need for a change, but it doesn't make it less true.
It's worse than throwing your vote away. It's a shadow vote for the most popular candidate who is most diametrically opposite from your views, in that it is taking a potential vote away from the most popular candidate who is closer than them. It's letting perfect get in the way of better.
And I'll continue to vote 3rd party. My conscious is clear. The system is broken but I'm not feeding into it. Red and blue teams are burning the US to the ground. Hell the tribalism for the blue team just in this post is insane.
You're absolutely feeding into it, by depriving yourself entirely of a voice in elections. If you're consistently voting 3rd party, that has exactly the same impact on who gets elected as dropping your ballots in the trash can instead of the ballot box.
In your quest for ideological purity, you've achieved irrelevancy.
Which is fine by me. I'd rather know I didn't contribute to the mess everyone else is making.
That's...
Okay, I'm not going to beat around the bush. That's stupid, selfish, and morally repugnant. You're hurting the most vulnerable among us so you can pretend to meet some lofty ideal of political purity.
I don't have that luxury. You see, I have kids, and they have to grow up in whatever world we leave them. On top of that, my son is trans and my daughter is gay, so I have to vote pragmatically to protect their rights.
Realistically, you know the next president is going to be a Democrat or a Republican. Other party candidates have a 0% chance of winning. Out of those party choices, which ones are currently pushing horrifying lies about people like my kids? I can pick the party that would literally murder them if they could get away with it... Or I can pick the party that wouldn't.
If I go your route, I'm silencing my ability to use my voice in the interests of my own children. Why would I do that?
And why would you?
No, i think its just willful ignorance. It helped get Trump elected 😂
This is why I stated you vote in local elections. They mean way more than on the presidential scale. And until the electoral college is removed. You're vote means fuck all as well. It's why Trump was elected in the first place.
Of course I vote in local elections. But you're absolutely wrong that voting in presidential elections means "fuck all." It's in fact literally the only way we have any say in who is president. Every single state in the country delivers its electoral votes based on the votes of the people in that state. If you vote 3rd-party, enough people in your state have to also vote 3rd party for your vote to mean anything at all. But as long as they're the dominant parties, if you vote for the Democrat or Republican, then your vote counts.
Hillary won the popular vote, but trump took the electoral college votes... your vote means fuck all.
Missed my point. No one's disputing the fact that the electoral college sucks. But not voting for the Democrat 100% guarantees the Republican wins.
Each state apportions its electors using that state's popular vote. It's stupid, and gives backwards, rural voters more electoral power than they should have, but that doesn't mean you have none at all.
Non-action is a form of action. You still contribute either way. It's either with or without your consent.
My conscious is clear
Your conscience, and that's just more proof you're dumb.
O no autocorrect got me... totally makes me an idiot. Keep sucking that blue cock, it's totally been great for everyone.
Sure, autocorrect.
I'm pretty sure this guy is not a Democrat just because he talks about diversity. I don't know many anti-welfare Democrats who talk about fat welfare queens. That's pretty antithetical to the sort of things the party wants and very on-point for Republicans.
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