• LocalAreaMan@lemmy.world
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      2 days ago

      Why would I do that? Are you an accelerationist?

      If there is an anti genocide candidate on my ballot then I’ll vote for them.

      You want to know where my line is? It’s genocide. I will not vote for a genocidal candidate.

      My house rep is Emily Randall. I will not vote. Everyone on my ballot is genocidal, in the bluest of blue districts.

      Take comfort in the fact that my vote never mattered anyways, like 90% of Americans in decided districts and states.

      If it was up for a straight referendum vote then the genocide would end tomorrow, like so many other injustices, but instead we have unanimous consensus from our supposed representatives that’s diametrically opposed to the people’s actual popular democratic mandates.

      Make that make sense.

      This is not a democracy.

      https://www.thestranger.com/news/congressional-candidate-emily-randall-loses-the-left-after-taking-a-pro-israel-stance-79578010/

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                23 hours ago

                Actually, I said to myself “Why am I bothering to argue with this doorknob?” You’ve already stated your not voting, so you have already abdicated any influence on the direction this country is going.

                But since you seem so desperate for my attention I figured I’d respond to you one last time and undelete my previous post for you.

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                  22 hours ago

                  But to answer your deleted comment, yes. You said I don’t care enough about genocide to vote.

                  I would vote for someone who opposes genocide. I’ve never seen that person on my ballot. This isn’t hyperboles.

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                  22 hours ago

                  Yeah, why would I? The outcomes are already determined. I don’t even get to vote for President. My state votes, not me. I only get two Senators in my heavily populated state, same as Wyoming and Rhode Island. The disparity between states is sometimes seventy to one. Puerto Rico is more populated than HALF the states, but MILLIONS are disenfranchised.

                  This isn’t a democracy, it’s just a rigged game billionaires play.

                  You’re like the craps dealer trying to convince me luck will change next time I play.

                  Bite me.