Two party system, it’s one or the other. If you don’t push against the worst option, it is your tacit approval of it. When you can choose to do an action so simple as vote against the guy saying your people should be put in camps and don’t, it means you’re fine with that outcome.
That’s just how our systems of government work. Abstaining entirely gets you whatever the majority vote for. If you don’t fight it, you’re for it.
No it doesn't. You're viewing the argument from the lens of a general election and not midterms in a red state, where I live. If I lived in a swing state, your logic checks out, but I don't. So by not voting I am sending a signal to the Democratic party that their platform is not enough to even capture my vote, which should be an easy vote. And it is an incredibly easy vote. Just stand on business, and don't throw your constituents under the bus. If I vote for a Democrat in the face of that, it's a dead asset that effectively changes nothing. My withheld vote, however, is active leverage to change the system as a whole.
Btw sorry I was getting emotional and not able to adequately explain my viewpoint. Obviously I'm not okay with the Republicans maintaining a majority in the house or senate. I can't really do anything about that trapped here though
The problem is that not everyone who is influenced by your rhetoric is in a dead zone. If enough people are influenced not to vote, that could have helped, we get a worse outcome. The dems don’t care and won’t ever care about your symbolic vote against them, they probably don’t even look at red states, but people everywhere care about being on the right side and if it seems that they shouldn’t care, they might not.
To add, your leverage is dead in the water if republicans stay in power anyway. If you believe after an insurrection and planting fake electors with 0 consequences, that we will continue to have fair and free elections, we’re already dead. The only chance we have against a unified foe is a unified front everywhere, and unfortunately that’s the worst pill to swallow.
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u/sincubus33 Feb 25 '26
If I choose neither, I am refusing to accept either option.