• SeattleRain@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    Is Kamala that unpopular that you have to pay people to vote. This is Hilary all over again. And yes I know it’s response to Musk but this wouldn’t have been necessary with Obama.

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      It’s necessary because of all the money the other side has pumped in to getting morons to vote for a moron.

      If we want that to stop, I think using the same tactics while pointing out how it shouldn’t even be allowed is a pretty good strategy.

      Read through their statement https://www.apologize.lol/

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        Seems a bit patronizing to imply non-voters exist because of republican propaganda and not apathy caused by generations of being fucked over by politicians on both sides.

        I’m not saying don’t vote, or don’t vote blue, but don’t expect non-voters to give a fuck about what you have to say when you dismiss their concerns and imply they aren’t voting because republicans tricked them.

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        3 hours ago

        They don’t need to stop. What they should do is adopt progressive policies that will excite the base. Number #1 would be stopping all arms sales to Israel.

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          You egg. A far left candidate would lose to Trump so hard that the climate would be forced to turn into magma without any more help. Elections are about choosing the better of two options. Nobody us going to put up a candidate you agree with on everything: no such candidate exists.

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          The 2 party system forces politicians to do 1 of 2 things:

          1. Lie to and manipulate uneducated voters into thinking they’re the best option.
          2. Only enact middle of the road policies everyone likes to get voters in the middle to swing the vote in their favor.

          Our two party system is too entrenched to ever pass laws to remove itself, thus this will always be how politics works in the US. We should all be focused on some form of multiple choice voting like ranked choice if we ever want something different than the above, but I see no reality where the dems and gop come together and dilute their own power by making this a reality.

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          Oh this again.

          K the Israel thing isn’t going to happen. It’s fucked up, I know.

          Anyway, that’s not what we were talking about. We were talking about money influencing politics. That’s what needs to stop.