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A third-party vote is a vote for Trump.

bad_haircut72 9mo ago
This kind of purity test is why the left cant win right now. Anyone who does a wrong-think is shitcanned and othered. Im gonna put a theory out that I havent seen here yet, a lot of people voted for Trump because they got dunked on by leftist Twitter, told they were racist/fascist/whatever for having an opinion like "communism is bad", and now comes a guy who wont back down and who legit makes them cry liberal tears. Ever been pissed off at someone with no recourse? Of course they want that kind of satisfaction.
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- SpicyLemonZest 9mo ago
  The risk those people took is radicalizing people like me, who were previously on their side for whom Trump was an absolute red line. Now Trump is charging them extra taxes, and when he falls their reputation will be dumped even further into the gutter - hope the temporary satisfaction was worth the costs.
  - bad_haircut72 9mo ago
    I dont 100% understand what you're saying, who got the temporary satisfaction? The leftists doing online dunks, or the trump voting moderates who just dont like the way the left does discourse? Its unclear to me from your post.
    - SpicyLemonZest 9mo ago
      The Trump voting moderates. Their lives will now be permanently worse, both from the immediate effect of Trump's policies and the backlash from Trump opposing moderates who didn't and don't care about online dunks.
- vjekm 9mo ago
  That's not a purity test, it's just math.
  - irishcoffee 9mo ago
    Curious how it was a vote for trump and not harris. If harris had won, would a 3rd party vote have been for harris? Because if that is true, you're re-writing the rules of your "personal voter math" to fit your narrative, and if it isn't true, your "personal voter math" === your opinion, which isn't really useful.
  - bad_haircut72 9mo ago
    They edited the post, it used to say OP was a fascist for voting third party.
jkestner 9mo ago
Most of us vote in states where it doesn’t matter if you make a statement with your ballot.

This kind of purity test is why the left cant win right now. Anyone who does a wrong-think is shitcanned and othered. Im gonna put a theory out that I havent seen here yet, a lot of people voted for Trump because they got dunked on by leftist Twitter, told they were racist/fascist/whatever for having an opinion like "communism is bad", and now comes a guy who wont back down and who legit makes them cry liberal tears. Ever been pissed off at someone with no recourse? Of course they want that kind of satisfaction.

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SpicyLemonZest 9mo ago
The risk those people took is radicalizing people like me, who were previously on their side for whom Trump was an absolute red line. Now Trump is charging them extra taxes, and when he falls their reputation will be dumped even further into the gutter - hope the temporary satisfaction was worth the costs.
- bad_haircut72 9mo ago
  I dont 100% understand what you're saying, who got the temporary satisfaction? The leftists doing online dunks, or the trump voting moderates who just dont like the way the left does discourse? Its unclear to me from your post.
  - SpicyLemonZest 9mo ago
    The Trump voting moderates. Their lives will now be permanently worse, both from the immediate effect of Trump's policies and the backlash from Trump opposing moderates who didn't and don't care about online dunks.
vjekm 9mo ago
That's not a purity test, it's just math.
- irishcoffee 9mo ago
  Curious how it was a vote for trump and not harris. If harris had won, would a 3rd party vote have been for harris? Because if that is true, you're re-writing the rules of your "personal voter math" to fit your narrative, and if it isn't true, your "personal voter math" === your opinion, which isn't really useful.
- bad_haircut72 9mo ago
  They edited the post, it used to say OP was a fascist for voting third party.

jkestner 9mo ago

Most of us vote in states where it doesn’t matter if you make a statement with your ballot.