Acoltc@lemm.ee to politics @lemmy.world · 11 months agoPresidential debates set for Texas, Virginia and Utah as RFK Jr. looks to be first independent on stage in 3 decadesnypost.comexternal-linkmessage-square23fedilinkarrow-up113arrow-down119
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minus-squareAcoltc@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down8·11 months agoThere is no loss if the candidate you vote for does not win. Voting for a candidate you don’t support genuinely means you have no say. Also, since you asked I am fully vaccinated.
minus-squareZombiepirate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·11 months agoIf your office is buying lunch and asks you to vote for cheese, pepperoni, or write in something else it’s be ridiculously misguided to write in anchovies as the last person. You’re guaranteeing that your choice does not matter. Which, I mean, fine with me.
minus-squareAcoltc@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down5·11 months agoThat’s not how voting in the US works. Look into the electoral college.
minus-squareZombiepirate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·edit-211 months agoIt’s how first past the post works. This is basic stuff. How many EVs go to the third place in your State?
minus-squareAcoltc@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down7·11 months agoYou’re oversimplifying. That is not how voting in the US works.
minus-squareZombiepirate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·11 months agoAlmost like that’s the whole point of a metaphor.
minus-squareAcoltc@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down7·11 months agoIt doesn’t make sense though.
minus-squareZombiepirate@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·11 months agoWell, I’m genuinely happy that you’re throwing away your vote if you think RFK is qualified, so I’m not going to try to convince you any more. Good luck!
minus-squareAcoltc@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down7·11 months agoVoting for someone I do not support is throwing away my vote.
There is no loss if the candidate you vote for does not win. Voting for a candidate you don’t support genuinely means you have no say.
Also, since you asked I am fully vaccinated.
If your office is buying lunch and asks you to vote for cheese, pepperoni, or write in something else it’s be ridiculously misguided to write in anchovies as the last person.
You’re guaranteeing that your choice does not matter.
Which, I mean, fine with me.
That’s not how voting in the US works. Look into the electoral college.
It’s how first past the post works.
This is basic stuff.
How many EVs go to the third place in your State?
You’re oversimplifying. That is not how voting in the US works.
Almost like that’s the whole point of a metaphor.
It doesn’t make sense though.
Well, I’m genuinely happy that you’re throwing away your vote if you think RFK is qualified, so I’m not going to try to convince you any more.
Good luck!
Voting for someone I do not support is throwing away my vote.