• Samvega
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    7 hours ago

    Is this going to be American politics for the rest of time: continually voting for least worst of two options which will cause observable harm?

    If yes, it would be nice if that changes at some point, thanks.

    • Sunshine @lemmy.caOP
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      7 hours ago

      Support single transferable vote ranked choice voting if you want more options.

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      6 hours ago

      I call it “defensive” voting. Not voting for actual progress, just voting to prevent further deterioration.

      I put practicality over ideology, and in accordance with this have already voted for Harris. But I can still express my disappointment.

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        You are right, and this is what I would end up doing if I were an American citizen, however I am not, and have never even visited either American continent.

        However, as someone who grew up as an abused child, harmed by a society that blamed me for being poor, disabled, autistic, and an immigrant, I cannot help but feel that I would gladly swap my own life to save even one innocent person harmed by state terrorism. It leaves me feeling like I would prefer to be dead that see this happening.

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        3 hours ago

        Not much you can do about it, it’s human nature.

        I think there is time for humans to prove otherwise, but maybe not so much as humans would want.