cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
People should still get out and vote.
The blame for the current situation does not rest entirely with the ones who voted for Trump. It is also shared by everyone who didn’t vote for Harris. Because people believed that not voting, or voting for a third party would keep a dark-skinned woman from being president, this is what the US, and the world now, has to deal with.
It’s fine if you believe it won’t help, but if you don’t try, you can’t blame anyone else if it doesn’t go your way. At the very least, you should be able to look in the mirror and say “I did what I could.”
You know who else wants you to stay home and not vote? Trump. How about showing him he’s wrong? Or accept complicity in his actions.
FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
I’m not saying don’t vote, I’m saying that alone isn’t going to help. Do you think people shouldn’t do anything else and should just rest assured all they have to do is vote 10 months from now?
Also, I can’t vote in the Untied States, I’m Canadian. I say us because it’s the whole world’s problem. He’s threatening millions of people who couldn’t vote against this.
JoMiran@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
Jesus fucking Christ, dude. Why are you trying to discourage Americans from trying to fix the mess their in via legal means if you don’t even have a legal say? This is a bad look, at best.
FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 3 days ago
I’m not trying to discourage voting. I’d vote in the midterms if I were able. I’m saying people shouldn’t be complacent and wait for an election 10 months from now. Look how much damage Trump has done in a year. November will be too late
JoMiran@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
Then what do you want them to do? Violent uprising? Because that’s an even worse thing to suggest when you are in a different country.
ieatpwns@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Might as well be a Russian troll farm.