this post was submitted on 26 Feb 2026
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[โ€“] eldavi@lemmy.ml 6 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

voting for any non-progressive candidate perpetuates this system that's controlled by baby raping/eating/killing oligarchic billionaires.

[โ€“] themeatbridge@lemmy.world -3 points 9 hours ago (4 children)

Not voting for any candidate because none of them are progressive enough perpetuates the same system. How are you helping by not voting for the lesser evil?

[โ€“] Ryanmiller70@lemmy.zip 4 points 6 hours ago

There's always actual progressives on the ballot. It's just too many have fallen for the "lesser evil" brainwashing that they fail to see it. It's no different than the red scare crap we're still trying to kill.

[โ€“] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml 7 points 8 hours ago

Explicitly describing genocide as "not progressive enough"

[โ€“] eldavi@lemmy.ml 7 points 8 hours ago

there's always a progressive candidate and you should always vote; just be aware that both the republican and democratic parties are actively perpetuating this system.

[โ€“] orc_princess@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 hours ago

I believe you can make the case for either option (lesser evil or third party) and either is definitely better than not voting, but I'm of the view that voting is a negligible part of our political involvement that gets too much attention, organizing is a lot more necessary and effective, otherwise things will never improve