• HACKthePRISONS
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    -110 months ago

    >When you vote for an independent candidate, you are removing force that could have been used to pull against Trump

    Jill Stein and Cornel West are running against trump.

    • @RandomPancake@lemmy.world
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      010 months ago

      That’s nice. They’ll lose, and the momentum put to that independent candidate is momentum that could have been used against Trump. Voting for either of them is a vote for “I am not interested in what happens in this country, and sincerely hope Trump wins. Because instead of voting against him, instead I choose to throw away my vote by making some kind of ‘statement’ that will never be heard by anyone.”

      • HACKthePRISONS
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        -110 months ago

        > instead of voting against him

        voting for someone who is not trump is voting against him.

            • @acceptable_pumpkin@lemmy.world
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              110 months ago

              You sound like a teenager who has no concept of how voting in this country works. Yes, voting for a 3rd party candidate is not literally a vote for Trump, but the net effect is EXACTLY that. You may as well write in Bernie Sandwrs for all the good it will do.

              Don’t try and gaslight with your “SoUnDs LiKe VoTeR sUpPrEsSiOn” comment.

              • HACKthePRISONS
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                -310 months ago

                >Don’t try and gaslight with your “SoUnDs LiKe VoTeR sUpPrEsSiOn” comment.

                it’s not gaslighting. it’s actually what you’re doing.

              • HACKthePRISONS
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                -310 months ago

                >voting for a 3rd party candidate is not literally a vote for Trump, but the net effect is EXACTLY that.

                so does that mean voting for trump is like voting twice? no. you’re spreading misinformation.