this post was submitted on 07 Aug 2024
910 points (98.2% liked)
The Onion
4381 readers
443 users here now
The Onion
A place to share and discuss stories from The Onion, Clickhole, and other satire.
Great Satire Writing:
founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
view the rest of the comments
I'm autistic. I was bullied pretty heavily between the ages 13 to 17. While I'm a successful adult now, that was a pretty rough time in my life and left a lasting impression.
There are a million ways to attack Trump, and almost as many ways to attack conservatives as a whole. The fact that Democrats chose to hyper focus on his lack of social conformity doesn't sit well with me. The way everyone seems absolutely giddy to apply this insult at every opportunity gives me visceral flashbacks to my own mistreatment.
People talk about this election as Harris v Trump, but it's really Harris v Trump v Staying home. I'm not voting for somebody who blatantly and proudly acts like a high school bully. The idea that my decision makes me a bad person is ridiculous, and IMO more a reflection of the person claiming that than myself.
What a bullshit story. Imagine how stupid you would feel if the fascists you support had spent years calling people names, in addition to their harmful anti middle class policies and attempts to steal elections.
But the other party called them "weird" so basically the same, right?
God damn fascists are dumb. Y'all gotta realize that most people aren't as stupid as you if you're going to bother trying to convince others.
There are 10.2 million people in my state. If the choice is as straightforward as you're saying, Harris shouldn't need my vote to win.
I'm not gonna be shamed into voting for a candidate or a party that I find as toxic.
You could save yourself a lot of time coming up with and typing out these sob stories if you just say "I don't care about other people being hurt". It's only affecting other people right? Surely you will never be affected.
I cared for years. It wasn't reciprocated.
So you only cared if you thought you would be getting something out of it? Very Republican of you.
No, I cared for years while getting nothing out of it. Meanwhile, behavior that was extremely upsetting to me was normalized on multiple levels. That care and respect was not returned.
So I'm out.
You don't have a clue about actual policy of either party do you? You're just talking in vague feelings and bullshit. Like I said, you could save a lot of time if you were actually honest with yourself instead of playing these word games.
This clown saw the meme in OP and said "me too!" without a hint of irony 😂
Yes because that's what democrats want to bring to mind when they call Trump weird, government policy.
That's your right, but I do wish you would acknowledge that your motivations are selfish rather than pretending otherwise.
It's not selfish to refuse to vote for a candidate that does not respect you or your struggles.
If that were all there was to it, no. But it isn't. You know damn well that refusing to vote for Kamala helps Trump, who wants to install a fascist dictatorship. But you care more about feeling morally superior than stopping the suffering a Trump presidency would cause. That's why you're selfish.
You think I'm the one who feels morally superior?