• jim3692@discuss.online
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    6 days ago

    The ethical stance to take against 2 evil candidates is to support neither.

    This may be the ethical thing to do. However, ethical is not always the best.

    By not voting the lesser evil, you allowed the more evil to win the elections.

    The percentage of non-voting people has no direct impact to the end result. In a perfect democratic world, that non-voting majority would sign the elected government to be more careful with their decisions, as people are loosing trust. In the current state of “democracy”, a fascist just took over and started dismantling the country.

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      6 days ago

      I’ve mentioned before how the problem with the lesser evil is that useful idiots stop fighting.

      Since neither side really cares about solving the problems that face us as a species, it’s a loss no matter what.

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        6 days ago

        Yes, it’s a loss no matter what. But when you get to decide whether to eat a shit sandwich or a paper sandwich, you either choose to eat the paper sandwich or you’re forced to eat the shit sandwich. Guess you opted for the shit sandwich… enjoy!