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Americans of Lemmy, what is your approach to next year's election? (lemm.ee)

submitted 2 years ago by Jordan_Jordan@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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2020 was... truly unique. It was so hard to stay away from doom scrolling, and I (and many others) were pretty disillusioned by the sad fact that so much of our country legitimately supported the Orange Man. I didn't get a wink of sleep the night of the election because I genuinely considered it to be a make or break decision for America.

My point is that looking back on it, in the end the only real difference I made was at the ballet box. This year I'm going for the Head-in-the-Sand approach. I'm done with the political memes. Done with the Twitter screenshots. It just riles me up and this year I'm gonna do my best to fight that.

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[–] arefx@lemmy.ml 53 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Well I won't be voting for the fascist party.....

[+] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world -28 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ah, a third party supporter I see

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Fuck off.

We don’t like that we are only allowed to have two choices.

The problem is that a moderately small number of people and corporations who combined have more money than god have decided it’s a great idea to execute regulatory capture of the entire US government.

I just hope guillotine season starts before the world catches on fire.

[–] thecrotch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

We don’t like that we are only allowed to have two choices.

You chose it and chastised someone for telling you to stop choosing it lmao

[–] gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Do you genuinely think that the population of the United States likes only having two neoliberal political parties that have been able to get laws enacted that make it effectively impossible for any 3rd political party to exist in an effective fashion?

Pull your head out of your ass.

[–] thecrotch@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I think they keep voting for it, so if they don't like it they must be pretty fucking stupid.

able to get laws enacted

What laws have they passed that force you to vote A or B?