• CerebralHawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    4 months 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.

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      4 months 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? Everything will be fine, just wait 10 months? Don’t bother doing anything else? People are complacent because they assume the election will end this.

      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 had no say and couldn’t vote against this.

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        Also, I can’t vote in the Untied States, I’m Canadian.

        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.

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          4 months 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

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            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.

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              General strike would be worth a try. And you’re treating me like I’m not affected by this and like it’s none of my business. It’s my business because Trump has made threats against my country and I fear he will attack Canada before November