• brain_in_a_box@lemmy.ml
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      11 months ago

      So the plan is to win every election from now until the end of days? I’m not if that’s realistic.

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        11 months ago

        I’m not sure what you’re alluding to. One party probably won’t win every election until the end of days, nor should it. However, votes are one way that we have a voice in government, and your government represents you less when your voice isn’t heard.

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            11 months ago

            democracy is just going to end sooner or later anyway

            This is speculative, and a bad reason to not vote on purpose. The US has a flawed democracy, and it can get better. Voting won’t “fix” our government alone, but not voting is a guaranteed way to let others choose and vote for you.

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              11 months ago

              Eh? I’ve been told, categorically, in the very thread, that I have to vote Biden or American democracy will end

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                11 months ago

                I have to vote Biden or American democracy will end

                I made a graphic that describes what others have probably recommended:

                If you vote for a candidate that you know will lose, then it practically makes the same impact as not voting at all.

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                  11 months ago

                  Well I know Biden is going to lose, so I guess I won’t vote. Especially if democracy is going to end anyway the next time Republicans get in.

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                    11 months ago

                    You should probably get some outside opinions that aren’t on Lemmy. Lemmy seems to have a very specific crowd that tends to be an echo chamber for certain beliefs and opinions. There are better things to do with your vote than not vote at all.

                    Edit: The fact that this was down-voted is proof of Lemmy’s echo chamber tendencies, ha.