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Today I once again voted for the 'lesser evil'. Every 4 years I have to do that. I'm tired. (lemmy.world)
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First round of voting I actually found a candidate I really liked, someone I would actually celebrate if they won but of course the rest of the country is not looking for the best candidate, they only care about electing the worst candidate for 'the other side'.

So here I am, waiting for the results knowing that if the candidate I picked wins I won't be happy, just relieved and if the other candidate wins, I need to fear for the future of our country.

I looked for an offmychest community but couldnt find it, I read the rules and I think politics is allowed here? Though really, Im not here to discuss politics, just lament the current state of affairs.

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[โ€“] 16 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Same. I did my civic duty and I feel good about that. I'm getting others to register and vote also, I feel good about that too.

But I know, even if we win this fight, that doesn't mean victory; it just means taking on the next fight, which is to find and elect (or, failing that, become) candidates who will reject AIPAC, tax billionaires, give people education, healthcare, legal weed, fast internet, and social safety nets, reform the prison system, reform the military industrial complex, forbid stock trading among congresspeople, re-implement corporate regulation, rebuild our institutions, oh and fucking fight climate change before we all kill each other in the water wars, and probably a bunch of other shit too.

At some point, one really has to ask ourselves, "If they're gonna ignore the rules and do whatever they want, and if we're going to stop them, why shouldn't we do the same?"

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