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I dont disagree, if voting in amerikkka didnt involve doxing urself and i lived in a state where it made a difference and i had nothing better to do that day i would vote for the dems, but they are both arsonist and both want to burn ur house down, they are on the same side and only disagree in matters of detail.
The detail/degree matters.
Its crazy to prefer the speedy arsonist, or to leave the decision up to other arsonists, when you and your family are in the house
Except the dems refuse to be pushed left and constantly move right so really you're just gonna die a slower death. I'd rather go out waving my middle finger at both arsonists
But you're waving while standing inside the burning house where they can't see you. Your protest just makes it more likely that the speedy arsonist gets the chance, and does nothing to harm either of the arsonists.
Yes I agree, my finger waving is just for me, it's to make me feel better while I die because I have no other option.
As I said in my last comment, the slow arsonist (dems) have repeatedly demonstrated and continue to demonstrate that they will never move left and will only move right so that means that even if they are the slower arsonists I still have no opportunity to "escape or mitigate the damage." as you put it because the dems are working their hardest to block all of those opportunities and refuse to ever open those opportunities to the country.
We're all fucked
Oh I totally agree.
But voting liberal (eg Dems in the USA) gives us more time to find a solution. It's not the solution, it's just a stalling tactic. Even when they're trying to block opportunities, it still results in relatively more opportunities than otherwise. I think there is value in that.
There are times when spoiling a ballot or even voting the other way is good, it sends a message which may (unlikely) cause a shakeup. But to simply never participate just accelerates the destruction.