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minus-squarePennomi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoYou can tactically vote for Biden to avoid Trump and still take actions to dismantle the system.
minus-squaredb0@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoSo the woman in our scenario should decide to choose the “Nice Guy” tactically?
minus-squarePennomi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·1 year agoNo, I’m saying that your analogy breaks down.
minus-squaredb0@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 year agoI don’t think it does. A choice fostered upon me at the threat of violence is not a choice at all. I refuse to participate and therefore legitimize such a farce.
minus-squarePennomi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down2·1 year agoYou’re free to do nothing, but smart people choose to minimize harm when there are only bad choices in front of them.
minus-squaredb0@lemmy.dbzer0.comOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoWho said I’m “doing nothing”? Voting isn’t doing anything. Only actions outside the ballot matter.
minus-squarejatone@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-24 months agoNo you can’t because biden didnt run. Just like harris should not have run if she refused to meet the electorate were they’re at policy wise.
minus-squarePennomi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoMy comment was from 8 months ago…
minus-squarejatone@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoyeah sorry. filter switched to controversial without me realizing. points still stand though. =)
minus-squareKashif Shah@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoOr you could maybe take actions to fix the system. Because whatever you lot come up with after dismantling is going be worse for everybody else.
You can tactically vote for Biden to avoid Trump and still take actions to dismantle the system.
So the woman in our scenario should decide to choose the “Nice Guy” tactically?
No, I’m saying that your analogy breaks down.
I don’t think it does. A choice fostered upon me at the threat of violence is not a choice at all. I refuse to participate and therefore legitimize such a farce.
You’re free to do nothing, but smart people choose to minimize harm when there are only bad choices in front of them.
Who said I’m “doing nothing”? Voting isn’t doing anything. Only actions outside the ballot matter.
No you can’t because biden didnt run. Just like harris should not have run if she refused to meet the electorate were they’re at policy wise.
My comment was from 8 months ago…
yeah sorry. filter switched to controversial without me realizing. points still stand though. =)
Or you could maybe take actions to fix the system. Because whatever you lot come up with after dismantling is going be worse for everybody else.