I think everyone who was going to vote for trump but is feeling doubt should pick a third party candidate to vote for instead.
And I think everyone should vote for who they feel best aligns with their personal values. Regardless of party affiliation.
People should do what they think is best, based on their own situation (region, district, needs, etc) and beliefs(what they think should happen, what they can ethically stand, etc). In this election, I think Trump is a dangerous (personally and politically) and incompetent enough figure that conservative people should deliberately throw the election to force their party in a different direction.
My personal belief is that government is a tool, and my vote will go to the person who seems most likely to enact policy that aligns with my values.
and my vote will go to the person who seems most likely to enact policy that aligns with my values.
I totally agree.
Harris is not the one that does that for me so I won’t be voting for her, but everyone should def pick the person that aligns with their values.
I don’t think there’s any reason to believe you’re even American
I don’t think there’s any reason to believe you’re even American
Well I have 10 subs that I started and that I mod. And not all of them are political. Feel free to check them out in my profile.
And I don’t think there’s any reason to believe you’re even American. Do you have proof that you are?
Weird. No one asked you for proof. It’s obviously suspect that you suddenly appeared from nowhere and apparently spend half your day on this weird canvassing.
Weird. No one asked you for proof.
What proof do you need?
It’s obviously suspect that you suddenly appeared from nowhere
Isn’t that every single person that starts Lemmy? Isn’t every new person, “suddenly appeared from nowhere?”
Exactly how much time did you think I should have waited before I started posting articles I thought were interesting?!
Because when I signed up, there was no disclaimer telling me that I had to wait a certain time to start posting.
How long did YOU wait to start posting after you started a new account?
Basically, because I post news articles, (that I didn’t even write–they came form news orgs) that you don’t like, you are implying that I’m not even American.
So does every Amercian have to believe in the exact same things you do? Because guess what? About half the country isn’t gonna vote for your candidate. Does that mean they aren’t American?
It’s obviously suspicious that you’re so against third parties all of a sudden, even tho they have been around long before this election.
So now that I think of it, I don’t think there’s any reason to believe you’re even American.
This dude is on a one man quest to promote third parties on Lemmy, and the crazy thing to me is how generally non combative and polite they are. It seems like rage bait and every one of their posts gets massive down votes but then you see their comments are all like "well I respect your opinion but I disagree’… I really can’t tell if this is just a master level troll or some deep cover Russian op.
I don’t see any reason to think it isn’t genuine. I’ve met plenty of people who feel this way.
But either way they must have incredible patience to deal with all the abuse they receive!
You can tell when you engage and ask questions that require actual thought. Bring up the fact that many third party candidates have been shown to literally be in the race to confuse voters or pull votes away from other candidates, and they no longer want to engage, attempting to steer the conversation away from that topic.
The fact that they won’t even acknowledge it happens, which is an objective fact, is proof enough for me to believe that’s what they are attempting.
Bring up the fact that many third party candidates have been shown to literally be in the race to confuse voters or pull votes away from other candidates
So if that’s true, then Libertarian Party (which is the party in the article I posted for this thread) would draw voters AWAY from Trump. Which would actually help Harris.
So are you upset that I posted an article about a party that would actually help Harris and work against Trump?
I’ve also posted about other parties that, according to your logic, would take votes away from Trump.
I’m confused about why you would be mad that I posted an article that is anti-Trump.
So are you pro-Trump then?
I’m sorry, are you trying to suggest that shady situations in support of the candidate I prefer would be a good thing, while the same actions by a candidate I dislike would be bad?
Are your morals that flexible? Does hypocrisy run wild through your standards? Because that’s the only way your reply could make sense to me.
I’m sorry, are you trying to suggest that shady situations in support of the candidate I prefer would be a good thing, while the same actions by a candidate I dislike would be bad?
Well many many Lemmy people think that. As I have found out firsthand. Let me know if you would like links to the conversations where people are saying exactly that!
If you are not one of those people, then yay!
Does hypocrisy run wild through your standards? Because that’s the only way your reply could make sense to me.
No, in fact, when I brought up the hypocrisy to the people who think it’s ok when it happens to the other party, just not theirs, I called out their hypocrisy. Good to know you are not one of them. But many exist. I know because I argued with them.
In this post to be exact: https://lemmy.world/post/18907042
