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[–] [email protected] 65 points 6 months ago (125 children)

The analogy kind of falls apart since she is not limited to this guy and Chad. She's free to choose nothing at all. With Trump vs Biden, there's no viable third option, and having no president is not one of the options. So the "Trump is worse" argument becomes viable simply because you do have to choose one of them.

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[–] [email protected] 36 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

There are many issues with this analogy. For starters, the person can choose to date nobody and they aren’t stuck with any guy. “Nobody” is actually a choice. They can also look elsewhere - they have countless immediate, viable options.

If I choose not to vote, I still get Trump or Biden.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 6 months ago (5 children)

A woman has the legitimate choice to go out with a third guy or nobody. We do not have a legitimate choice of anybody but Biden or Trump for president. One of the two will be chosen.

This meme is stupid and amounts to pro-fascist propaganda.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago (9 children)

youre going to get a lot of hate for stating facts.

theres a huge contingent here on lemmy who really want fascism to win, so theyre attempting to guilt people into voting for a 3rd party

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (2 children)

Wow. What a stupid thing to say out loud.

Voting is a chess move, not a fucking love letter.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago (3 children)

Hate to break it to you, but your chess games have led you to the precipice of fascism and climate apocalypse. But keep playing, I'm sure the next game will reverse all that.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago (1 children)

HMMMM DO I WANT THE GUY THAT ISN'T GOING TO STOP OUR SLIDE TO FASCISM or the guy who is going to accelerate it??

It's such a tough choice! I don't know what to do! Maybe I should just not vote so the second guy has a better chance???

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (5 children)

Do you know what’s so frustrating about these people? They often won’t show up until 6-9 months before the election and start complaining about the lack of choice. They don’t vote in the primaries, they don’t work the other 3 1/2 years on campaigns or for causes they care about. They do nothing at the local or state levels. They show up last minute, scream “nothing we do matters,” then fuck off until the next general.

Just grenades complaining and griping and destroying things with no end in sight.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

LOL, tell me you don't understand how U.S. elections work without telling me you don't understand how U.S. elections work.

What a paint-chip eating moronic take.

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[–] [email protected] 17 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Dude comes so close, but then blames dem voters instead of the politicians or political system that represents capital ahead of people.

It'd be one thing if Biden was listening to the base, but he does all this in spite of the dems, not because of them.

Despite what the republicans say, Biden is not swayed by money (hence why Obama had to pay for his son's medical procedures) or what anyone tells him, he always does what he knows is right. Unfortunately he has the kind of moral compass that tells you to oppose desegregation and write 100:1 laws.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 6 months ago

We can't change the system unless we vote en bloc. For president, there are two choices, but there are thousands of downticket races for state and local governments where there are valid progressive options. Conservatives have been extremely successful getting their base to consistently back conservative candidates in those local campaigns, and they are getting what they want because politicians fear their unified wrath.

Progressives can be torn apart and distracted by absurd thought experiments and false equivalencies.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago (3 children)

I'd rather hear the "Trump is worse" arguments than listen to people try to gaslight us into believing Biden's been good, at least "Trump is worse" is true

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

It is so funny watching Americans contort themselves as if the elections aren't a sham. They act as if they are voting on board members for the banks, you know the people with power lol.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago (3 children)

So your imaginary scum, being scum, somehow means that Biden having never remotely done anything like your imaginary scum, is the same as Fat Joffrey who behaves daily like your imaginary scum?? I don't think this is the "both sides" you're looking to employ.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

As others have said, the analogy is wrong, but for different reasons than what I've seen.

A better analogy is an abusive relationship. There's your partner who beats you regularly. You're often left bruised. You talk about leaving and the response is 'the other guy will break your arms, and unless you agree to stay with me, they're moving in and they will break your arms. I'm still punching you, and there's no chance I'll stop, but I'm better than that person.'

There is a cycle of abuse. Look it up. There's no way to make an abusive relationship better. There's very little chance that a person will change while they have power over a victim. Power gives up nothing without a fight.

The abuser might change, but only after reflection and a loss of power.

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 6 months ago
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