Post B4tmxaMYt8zExekVWK by IngaLovinde@embracing.space
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 (DIR) Post #B4tl9sunXP444BV3JY by wooramel@furries.club
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       @Elizafox The US electoral system is 'First Past the Post' or Winner takes all.Those systems inevitably end up with two parties: Awful, and Slightly Less Awful.If you do not vote for 'Slightly Less Awful' you get 'Awful'.Those are your choices. If you think 'Any Republican' is worse than 'Gavin Newson', vote for Gavin Newsom or you get 'Any Republican'.This purity bullshit about 'OMG my candidate does some awful things!' will get you the worst possible outcome.Here's your solution: Vote for 'Slightly Less Awful' party every time. In local elections support candidates who want to reform US elections into a Proportional Representation system. (There are several systems to choose from).With proportional representational systems of government you tend toward less extreme polarization of parties because *every vote counts* even those for third parties. But for now, vote 'Less Awful', or get Awful. Those are your *only* choices.
       
 (DIR) Post #B4tl9tR3bSrvgEaob2 by IngaLovinde@embracing.space
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       @wooramel @Elizafox last time I checked, Gavin Newsom was not a nominee yet.Perhaps it's better to nominate someone people would want to vote for, instead of nominating someone who is Slightly Less Awful than Trump and then harass people into voting for him by saying that otherwise they bring Trump to power. Perhaps the first way decreases the chance of Trump winning again.
       
 (DIR) Post #B4tlgEMRL1VlqWqwGO by wooramel@furries.club
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       @IngaLovinde @Elizafox I'm in 100% agreement with you there!Regrettably life rarely gives out ponies. So swallowing bile and doing what is necessary is often required.And, hey, Trump cant run for a third term... right?  RIGHT?There was a time when the rule of law applied in America. Not so much now.
       
 (DIR) Post #B4tmxaMYt8zExekVWK by IngaLovinde@embracing.space
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       @wooramel @Elizafox the original post is literally saying: "If you insist on Gavin Newsom in 2028".Yet some people keep explaining to others how they should vote for literally the worst possible democratic nominee, 2.5 years before the elections, way before the primaries even start, seemingly trying to manufacturing consent for Newsom to become nominee.Not only swallowing bile (while throwing so many others under the bus and asking them to throw themselves under the bus) is not required, but it is not even on the table right now! And it won't be, if some people won't obey in advance and if there won't be that "we all should unite and vote for Newsom" everywhere so that DNC can just say "yeah we'll make Newsom the nominee since everybody on the internet is ready to swallow bile and vote for him".Ironically, from what I hear about uspol, Newsom is to the right of republican presidents and candidates from 1990-2000s. That's what voting for Slightly Less Awful (and obeying in advance) gives you: that Slightly Less Awful of today is worse than Awful of two decades ago, and that Slightly Less Awful two decades later is going to be worse than Awful of today.
       
 (DIR) Post #B4tqiDg5LfUw4roFrk by wooramel@furries.club
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       @IngaLovinde @Elizafox I'm agreeing with you, 100%I don't think he should be the democratic presidential nominee.I'm with you there.Come 2028 examine what the best likely outcome for the planet is, and vote for the party most likely to bring it about. (Or... least likely to screw us all entirely is probably more accurate).Be it Mouldy Sock vs JDVance - whatever. We have exactly one rock to stand on. Vote for Longest Viability of Rock to Stand On. Everything else is just wankery.