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Harm Reduction Rule (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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There are no ethical choices under first-past-the-post voting. We must instead make a decision that reduces the most harm.

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[–] [S] 35 points 2 years ago (1 child)

No, I am serious. If people have an ethical concern about voting in the US, this is my response. It's comparable to no ethical consumption under capitalism. Vaush explained the idea in one of his streams.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Vaush explained the idea in one of his streams.

    Yeah, I quit watching him. Dude is pretty problematic. "Genocide is bad and wrong, but still vote for Biden, because party loyalty is more important." At least he has the balls to criticize Biden, which is more than I can say for some people.

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  • [–] [S] 17 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Vaush isn't perfect, but no one is arguing party loyalty is what is important here. There are no ethical choices in FPTP voting so we have to make a decision that reduces the most harm.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    This is the fun part about arguing with Russian agents and people who drank the kool-aid, they shove words into your mouth. Either they're deliberately trying to make you look bad, or they're so stuck in their own world view they can't hear anything other than what they already believe.

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