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From what I'm reading, most/almost all of you are posting with well intentions. (thelemmy.club)
submitted 2 weeks ago by to c/politicalmemes@lemmy.world
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Which is why it's a shame to see you fight each other as if that isn't the case.

I would wholeheartedly recommend reading How To Win Friends And Influence People (or at least this summary). Especially if you're trying to convince people to vote in the midterms.

Elmo (people discussing US midterms here) choosing between fruits (trying to understand before making their point) and cocaine (infighting and proving each other wrong at all cost).
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[–] 27 points 2 weeks ago (12 children)

Why go against Trump when you can slander democrats and advertise third parties that have no chance to begin with?

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  • [–] 4 points 2 weeks ago* (2 children)

    To add, in 2024 the 3rd party candidate with the most votes was magician Jill Stein, who magically appears right before elections, then magically disappears again afterward. And she got a whopping half of a single percent of the total votes cast.

    So yeah, ain't no 3rd party going to win a federal election anytime in the near or remote future. And ain't no 3rd party even really trying. So why fucking vote for them?

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  • [–] -1 points 2 weeks ago

    I was thinking about this a lot recently when wasting my time arguing some tankies. Imagine a 3rd party candidate somehow magically won the presidency. Now they face a house and senate stacked with Rs and Ds. The president would be completely paralyzed their whole term, not achieving any of their lofty goals. So the 3rd party would have to get house and senate too. I never even see anyone campaining for these positions as a third party, and so there's just absolutely no credibility in any alternative candidates. Why the fuck even talk about any 3rd party candidates? Just hold your nose and vote the fucking D even if you don't like the candidate.

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  • [+] -12 points 2 weeks ago (8 children)

    You forgot to capitalize the word Demo©®at. These two words have opposite meanings.

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  • [–] 9 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

    I see the army of redefiners is here to prove OP right. Stop this nonsense.

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  • [–] -5 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

    They admitted in court that it's not a democratic process so they couldn't be held to that standard.

    Also, I have heard zero talk from them about transitioning from a republic to democracy, so they are also republicans as I see it.

    Words can be hard. I get it.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    Words can be hard. I get it.

    This coming from the person who apparently thinks political party names are literal. Do you think the nazis were socialist? It's in the name so it must be true!

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago (1 child)

    You do not capitalize the word democrat unless you're talking about members of a corporate controlled party within the United States. What's so hard to understand?

    Do you really see the idea as exclusive to you? I get it. Americans don't see democracy as universal, just some selective cudgel you weaponize to steal natural resources. It's not. It's a universal human right that we all are entitled to.

    Democrats are not democratic. They just aren't.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 weeks ago*

    Right. My point is that political parties very often don't operate the way their name might suggest. Assuming Democrats would have internal processes that are democratic is, unfortunately, not a safe assumption to make.

    Edit: Reread the thread. I guess that means your original comment was right. I still think it's dumb to insist on using "nicknames" like "Demo©®at" though, and especially when you're discussing the meaning of words it only serves to confuse the conversation, because you're actually referring to the entity that everyone else would just call "Democrats". It's unclear what distinction is being made.

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