• neidu3@sh.itjust.works
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    22 hours ago

    Vote in primaries and local elections so that the lesser of two evils actually consists of people deserving your vote on their own merit. I’m willing to bet 90% of the ones who voted Trump or Stein to “TeAcH dEmS a LeSsOn” did not do anything to shape the party beforehand.

    People seem to care a lot about presidential general elections, but ignore primaries, locals, midterms, councils. Democracy means more than getting off your ass once every four years.

    • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
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      23 hours ago

      You should absolutely do this, but even if your primary choice doesn’t win lesser evil is still better.

      We have the ability to pursue multiple angles of attack.

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        13 hours ago

        lesser evil just feels better and has no upside unless you’re close enough to the privileged class of people.

        • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
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          12 hours ago

          That’s exactly backwards. Anything but lesser evil is used as a self righteous virtue signal, and wasting a vote is extremely privileged.