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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (5 children)

Why does anyone believe anyone is on the fence right now?

There are people who had made up their minds months ago, or longer, and cowards.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

And people who don't pay attention

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

It's been 4 years since Trump left office, 8 years since he took office. And people don't pay as much attention as we do. They legitimately don't remember how bad his presidency was.

The single most destructive thing he did was pack the courts with radicals (largely thanks to McConnell blocking Obama's last two years). And nobody even talks about that, nor would a centrist care about the judicial system.

However I have heard these people criticize him for one thing, no climate agenda.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

Maybe they're waiting on that promotion that ups their salary to $914,900 to decide?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Cowards is right. The differences are clear so people that don't vote are simply afraid of making a choice that will affect future generations.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

If the vote is between democracy and authoritarianism, and you choose not to vote, you've chosen authoritarianism. I will die on that hill.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

Not so much on the fence between Harris and Trump, but on the bench, because apparently a significant demographic in my state is apparently not all that important to winning the swing state, and have been being iced out since before Harris was on the top of the ticket. Perhaps it is a failing of character to be unable to look past the continuing apologetics and support for a genocide and the emphasis on courting the "good" Republicans over the Progressives, but I can't just set that aside and pour my energy into cheerleading the presidential race. I don't have an option that I want, I have a choice between the status quo (which we know is leading us into bad places) and actively making things worse.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

on one side is a bright green future for all humankind

If only it were on one side. It's on neither.

Already voted for Harris.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

That video is an audible assault! Holy shit.