• Bonskreeskreeskree@lemmy.world
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    12 days ago

    I’ve historically voted 3rd party. This past election i voted for a party that did not represent me or the policies I support, all out of fear of orange man. What did compromising my values do? Fuck all.

    Voting 3rd party in America sends the message to the losing party that if they wanted that vote there is policy they need to adopt. There are things they need to change.

    Issue in this election is even if every 3rd party vote went to kamala, she would have still lost, because they ran THAT MUCH of a terrible campaign. Their message was tone deaf. It was generic and lifeless. I could have been a better campaign manager for them and frankly that’s sad.

    People get pissy when you criticize dems, but the fact of the matter is they are very much the problem in this country too. Saying they aren’t as bad as Republicans only speaks to just how awful they are, not how good dems are. Until people recognize this and demand change everyone is going to be stuck supporting one of two evils or maybe a 3rd party can steal enough support to replace one of the main 2.

    All that hinges on trump not going full dictator. At this point I don’t have confidence enough Americans would actually stand up to stop him.

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      12 days ago

      You done the right thing, don’t fall for the psyops.

      Kamala’s campaign was not that terrible in comparison to the state of Trump. Your fellow citizens failed you by letting that eejit gain ground.

      Saying they aren’t as bad as Republicans only speaks to just how awful they are, not how good dems are.

      I am an anarchist. I’ve never voted. (Not American) But, Bush, Clinton, Obama, much of the same. Trump takes us down a dangerous path. One in which dissident and protest will be squashed.

    • inv3r5ion@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      11 days ago

      I’ve historically voted 3rd party. This past election i voted for a party that did not represent me or the policies I support, all out of fear of orange man. What did compromising my values do? Fuck all.

      Me too except biden in 2020. And then immediately from the start it was endless frustration, disappointment and anger. Gaza is inexcusable. Fuck the democrats. Fuck America. This country got exactly what it fucking deserved. Karma for meddling in the rest of the worlds affairs by the capitalist imperialist uniparty that pretends to be at odds with each other over social wedge issues yet is United in keeping the entire world under its boot. Now america gets to experience the collapse of the imperial core.

      Needless to say I didn’t repeat my mistake of voting for democrats in 2024. I’ll never vote for them again.