• Call me Lenny/Leni@lemm.ee
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    13 days ago

    It’s day four of Trump being in office and I’ve already been ghosted by dozens of people for the crime of not voting. Because, you know, immigrants who can’t vote are expected to vote too.

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      13 days ago

      Trump isn’t in office until he’s sworn in mid January.

      Also simultaneously LOL and I’m really sorry. Those people are not only stupid but not your friends.

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          12 days ago

          Sorry, that’s really hard. I went through a bad friend break up recently that had nothing to do with politics and it sucks ass.

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            13 days ago

            Idk what’s worse: not voting and making your voice useless out of apathy or laziness, or voting third party and making sure your voice means nothing on purpose.

            • Call me Lenny/Leni@lemm.ee
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              13 days ago

              The whole point of a democracy is people speak their minds, is it not?

              If you vote third party, your vote is an extension of your true self. If you vote for a potential winner just out of the likeliness they’ll win, is that really “you”?

              Same logic if you don’t vote. In Australia, voting is a requirement for all citizens, and it’s disastrous because you end up with people who just don’t care filling up some random candidate’s score, so the outcome doesn’t reflect what people actually want.

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                13 days ago

                If you vote third party, your vote is an extension of your true self.

                Your true self is a waste of time.

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                    13 days ago

                    Voting third party in the american system is a waste of time. If voting third party is your true self, then your true self is a waste of time.

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              13 days ago

              Reading comprehension is hard. I’m a US citizen, the original comment I replied to is that of an immigrant who can’t legally vote.