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You can vote for whoever you want. That doesn't mean you don't get to face the very clear negative consequences for how you vote.
If you want to make the choice to not vote for the only candidate that can beat Trump, that's your call. But dont for a second think you're immune from criticism for not wanting to help beat him.
Yeah, that's how the world works. I don't think people who don't vote in line with the Democratic Party care about not being in the same good graces to be considered one of them.
But pushing the false equivalence that somehow not voting for Trump is the same as directly voting for him is foolish and not a good tactic to swing them into voting with the party.
These are anti authoritarian people. As in literally don't like being told what to do. And you can't fix a negative with a negative. People need to feel inspired themselves to do the right things. Otherwise people are shockingly self destructive and will cut off their nose to spite the fact.
You are free to bully people that will say they voting a way you don't like too but don't think it will be productive is my point.
I did not say that, nor would I agree with that statement. 3rd party/non voters ARE supporting Trump. They are not providing as much support as someone who actively votes for him, but because of the way FPTP voting works, their actions absolutely benefit the GOP more than the Democratic Party.
I haven't told anyone what to do. I've explained the results of not voting/3rd party voting, that's all. If they don't like those results it sure sounds like they shouldn't do the dumb shit they're proposing.
"By doing X, you are causing Y" is not bullying. That's absurd.
Alright last comment cause I got stuff to do. But you literally just said you don't agree that not voting for Trump is the same then said it's practically the same. In literally the next sentence.
Just because someone isn't voting for your desired candidate or your opposition doesn't mean they are supporting the one you have issue with. It literally doesn't work that way. They might not be helping you but somehow it only impacts one side? Cause there isn't a net positive for it anymore? That doesn't equal a positive for the other just literally a neutral "wasted" vote because sure it is.
If you can drive a car and not support climate change than this can be true as well. Attaching a moral equivalence to measure people against for a desired outcome is just you telling people they don't matter and are "other" for not being with you. You aren't say8ng what will happen cause if someone votes third party... They vote third party. That's it. You just don't like it so you push that it equates to something you see as worse.
Pushing fake math to appease your own mind is not exactly great. And you can lament them not helping but saying they are doing something you view as immoral because you view it a negative as a positive for the enemy is creating a wedge that doesn't need to exist.
Not going to continue this if you insist on this bad faith bullshit. Have a nice day!
Blue MAGA out here going strong
Weak ass bullshitters want to piss in everyone's Cheerios to make themselves feel better. Can't even engage without intentionally misstating me.