this post was submitted on 17 Dec 2024
470 points (78.1% liked)

Memes

45887 readers
1818 users here now

Rules:

  1. Be civil and nice.
  2. Try not to excessively repost, as a rule of thumb, wait at least 2 months to do it if you have to.

founded 5 years ago
MODERATORS
 
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 45 points 4 days ago (49 children)

No.

Look at how the system actually works. There are two choices. Both candidates have to compete for all the people who vote. If you sit out the election that doesn't mean either candidate will try to get your vote; they'll ignore you and go after the people who do vote.

Someone else came up with this analogy. It's like the trolley problem except the there's a third option. The third choice is to throw the switch to "Neither," but "Neither" isn't connected and the trolley kills someone anyway.

[–] WeUnite@lemm.ee -5 points 3 days ago (4 children)

You understand how things work! Ignore the apathy trolls. They are trying to silence your vote. Here's what actually happens if you vote for the lesser of two evils. You're rights are protected and next time use the primary process to pick someone even better.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 10 points 3 days ago

Lol. What planet do you live on?

load more comments (3 replies)
load more comments (47 replies)