▲ 823 ▼ Mastodon says it doesn't 'have the means' to comply with age verification laws (techcrunch.com) submitted 1 year ago by General_Effort@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 219 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] joel_feila@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (5 children) So you just don't vote for most offices then? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] HiTekRedNek@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (4 children) No. Voting for the lesser of two evil is still voting for evil. I'll write someone in before I vote for some party functionary that only cares about their own political power. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Womble@piefed.world 0 points 1 year ago (3 children) So functionally, you abstain from voting and dont express a preference about how you are goverened. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] HiTekRedNek@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Womble@piefed.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) Given that I havent expressed a preference and have never voted either Democrat or Republican in a single election (owing to not being American) I believe you may be inventing things about me. And what I said stands, you functionally dont express a preference and what you do is equivalent to staying in bed and not turning out to vote. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HiTekRedNek@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago As you said. You aren't American, so you don't have any right to interject yourself into our voting system. And for the record, our 2 party system is absolutely nothing like most other nations that have multiple strong parties. You cannot break the stranglehold of the 2 party system by continuing to vote for those two parties. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HiTekRedNek@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago (4 children) No. Voting for the lesser of two evil is still voting for evil. I'll write someone in before I vote for some party functionary that only cares about their own political power. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Womble@piefed.world 0 points 1 year ago (3 children) So functionally, you abstain from voting and dont express a preference about how you are goverened. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] HiTekRedNek@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Womble@piefed.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) Given that I havent expressed a preference and have never voted either Democrat or Republican in a single election (owing to not being American) I believe you may be inventing things about me. And what I said stands, you functionally dont express a preference and what you do is equivalent to staying in bed and not turning out to vote. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HiTekRedNek@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago As you said. You aren't American, so you don't have any right to interject yourself into our voting system. And for the record, our 2 party system is absolutely nothing like most other nations that have multiple strong parties. You cannot break the stranglehold of the 2 party system by continuing to vote for those two parties. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Womble@piefed.world 0 points 1 year ago (3 children) So functionally, you abstain from voting and dont express a preference about how you are goverened. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [+] HiTekRedNek@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Womble@piefed.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) Given that I havent expressed a preference and have never voted either Democrat or Republican in a single election (owing to not being American) I believe you may be inventing things about me. And what I said stands, you functionally dont express a preference and what you do is equivalent to staying in bed and not turning out to vote. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HiTekRedNek@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago As you said. You aren't American, so you don't have any right to interject yourself into our voting system. And for the record, our 2 party system is absolutely nothing like most other nations that have multiple strong parties. You cannot break the stranglehold of the 2 party system by continuing to vote for those two parties. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] HiTekRedNek@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (2 children) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Womble@piefed.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) Given that I havent expressed a preference and have never voted either Democrat or Republican in a single election (owing to not being American) I believe you may be inventing things about me. And what I said stands, you functionally dont express a preference and what you do is equivalent to staying in bed and not turning out to vote. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HiTekRedNek@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago As you said. You aren't American, so you don't have any right to interject yourself into our voting system. And for the record, our 2 party system is absolutely nothing like most other nations that have multiple strong parties. You cannot break the stranglehold of the 2 party system by continuing to vote for those two parties. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Womble@piefed.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 child) Given that I havent expressed a preference and have never voted either Democrat or Republican in a single election (owing to not being American) I believe you may be inventing things about me. And what I said stands, you functionally dont express a preference and what you do is equivalent to staying in bed and not turning out to vote. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] HiTekRedNek@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago As you said. You aren't American, so you don't have any right to interject yourself into our voting system. And for the record, our 2 party system is absolutely nothing like most other nations that have multiple strong parties. You cannot break the stranglehold of the 2 party system by continuing to vote for those two parties. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] HiTekRedNek@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago As you said. You aren't American, so you don't have any right to interject yourself into our voting system. And for the record, our 2 party system is absolutely nothing like most other nations that have multiple strong parties. You cannot break the stranglehold of the 2 party system by continuing to vote for those two parties. permalink fedilink source parent