• iAmTheTot@kbin.social
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    8 months ago

    You can criticize the fact that they didn’t vote, I literally just said that I think everyone should vote. But that’s not the same as saying they did vote for the winner. If you’re mad that the bus is driven off a cliff, then be upset with the people that did vote for it.

    This is excusing that I personally think your analogy is an oversimplification.

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      8 months ago

      Both instances are willful action that contributes to direct harm to yourself and others.

      No, in the context of a voting system, it is not literally a vote for the other option. I don’t think your friends tumbling off the cliff will really care much about the distinction that serves no purpose other than personal moral satisfaction.

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        8 months ago

        I trust my friends to distinguish between the people who voted for the cliff and those who, you know, didn’t vote for that.