Most non-voters aren't carefully examining all political options and making a conscientious decision to abstain from mainstream politics. They're not voting for material reasons, like:

Having to work that day
Having to find your polling place, stand in line for who knows how long, figure out if you're even registered, etc.
Being exhausted from work when you clock out
Having no support for household labor, so you have shit to do when you get off work

[–] QueerCommie@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

So if they were examining all their options voting democrat is what they should do?

[–] MarxMadness@lemmygrad.ml -2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why do you insist on putting words in my mouth?

Nowhere in this thread am I saying anything like "voting for Democrats is the best option." I'm saying (for about the 30th time now) that there are real, material benefits Democrats provide over Republicans. Saying there is no difference between paid sick leave or no paid sick leave, or abortion access or no abortion access, makes us look stupid or out of touch.

I look forward to having to explain for the 30th time that this does not make Democrats good, does not excuse what Democrats support abroad, and these are not even things Democrats universally support. Can't wait to argue over more stuff I'm not even saying.

[–] QueerCommie@lemmygrad.ml 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

If there are real material benefits democrats provide over the alternative isn’t the logical conclusion from that that democrats are better than republicans and worth supporting as a “lesser evil?” If there are two groups and one kills 19 people and another kills 20 but gives a couple random people ten dollars do you say “yes both killed people, but the second group made a material difference in some other people’s lives, you’ve got to acknowledge that, stop pretending they’re the same?”

[–] MarxMadness@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 2 years ago

isn’t the logical conclusion from that that democrats are better than republicans and worth supporting as a “lesser evil?”

You know this is a bullshit argument. Do you see how dishonest it is to know it's bullshit and try to pin it on someone who's is not even close to making it?