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What was a time when you drank the kool aid?
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Divisive propaganda got me to vote for Jill Stein in 2016. I would still assert that Clinton was an awful candidate, but I should have voted for her.
Professional grifter Jill Stein
you must russian-backed grifter jill stein.
I fell for this, too. I felt like I needed to "punish" the democrats for corruption that blocked Bernie from what should have been rightfully his. It felt like the democrats were doing election fraud. I thought Trump wouldn't possibly win in my state anyway. Oh how naive I was.
Even if all Stein votes went to Clinton, she still would've lost, so the country ultimately followed your strategy of not voting third party. You need to take responsibility as the current situation we are in is the result of your endorsed strategy.
I mean, not really. You just said it wouldn't have made a difference if I voted for Stein vs Hillary. I got several lifelong Republicans to change their voter registration to Democrat to vote for Bernie. I do not endorse voting 3rd party anymore. I used to think you should vote your conscience no matter what. I believed in a free and fair democracy. Now I think you should strategize even if the democrats suck too.
I do take responsibility for being a dumb young 20s person falling for what I now think was Russian propaganda, but Trump winning a second time had nothing to do with me. That's on people who didn't vote at all in 2024.
What was the intent of your vote? To voice displeasure with both candidates?
That, to demonstrate to the Democratic party that I don't want to support them if they actively fight against my policy goals, and to help develop a viable third party.
Wish voting third party could accomplish that. I want the same things. Thank you for sharing.
Shocked that a vast majority of this country doesn’t agree to exclusively vote for candidates whose primary policy position is electoral reform.