Yeah, what lower case democrats (and by extension capital D Democrats) want and believe in as a core tenet is for the public to vote on measures that affect them directly. Shocker, I know. But tell me, did you think they meant elections instead of issues? Because you’re glossing over the scale of these quite conveniently.
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 2 weeks ago
You need to look up the definition of the word “election” mate.
Lemminary@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
Of all the things you could’ve said, that’s what you chose to comment on? Don’t start looking silly now and start arguing semantics. You came at this strong. What happened? Losing confidence all of a sudden when called out?
Anyway, I’d love that for you!
I don’t know if you know, but generally speaking, an election is a vote held to choose who holds political power. And less commonly, it’s used in the general sense to make a generic choice. I chose one definition over the other deliberately to make a distinction about the purpose of votes on a referendum or ballot initiative that are not generally considered to have been “elected”. But you know, I won’t get mad if you “elect” cake for breakfast over eggs, but you do you, boo.
FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.au 2 weeks ago
Yes, I chose to comment on that because it shows you’re arguing based on incorrect ideas.
No it’s not. You thought it was, but it’s not. I’m talking about political elections, you’re talking about voting to choose between options. Electing to choose something over another thing doesn’t mean you held an election lol
Words have meanings, and you clearly don’t know what the words you’re using mean.
Lemminary@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
I do research and cross-check my sources before I reply. Do you really want to go there? I will maul you.
www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/election
www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/election
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Election
You sure about that?