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[โ€“] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

It's part of the social contract.

If anyone bemoans the degradation of so many aspects of American social contract ( or highlight it was never available) , they have to do their part as a citizen.

Edit it's one of the core principles of democracy. It's not "I'll vote if I feel like it".

If you must protest, do so by voting for a spoiler, or your favorite philosopher or writer.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

Tantrum voting for a spoiler (objectively the exact same as voting for "the other guy" btw...FPTP Voting suuuuucks) is fine, usually. This time around it is a hard one to suggest, or even tolerate, because the stakes are the worst. That is why it is even a debate...spoiling to feel superior and us ending up with Bush jr. lead to a lot of horrible stuff (I lost friends and brothers to one of them in particular), but it didn't bring down our country and never really threatened to.