A vote not cast mathematically is equivalent to vote to the winner. There are tons of reasons one might have to abstain, but it’s their responsibility to acknowledge that them not voting against the winner helped the winner win. Now, if they don’t care that’s another matter, but that they facilitated the winner to win is true.
By this sort of logic, if people who don’t vote are responsible for whatever the winner does, then more so for those that voted. Which would mean anyone who voted for Biden last election are complicit in the Palestinian genocide, the failure of Biden to protect women’s and trans rights in red states, etc. This blame game is stupid and accomplishes nothing. You think crying and blaming the people who didn’t vote is gonna make them want to vote next election (if we even get one)?
A 20 days old account named comrade commenting on a 11 days comment, cool.
Which would mean anyone who voted for Biden last election are complicit in the Palestinian genocide, the failure of Biden to protect women’s and trans rights in red states, etc.
Well, blaming citizens for actions that both parties would do is kinda pointless, yeah. This same logic can’t be applied for policies exclusive to the red party, explicitly stated in the project 2025, can it?
You think crying and blaming the people who didn’t vote is gonna make them want to vote next election (if we even get one)?
Oh, so you do acknowledge that this election was on a level that endangered democracy for the US, given that you suggest that there might not be a next election. Well, yeah I’m pissed that the US citizens overall made their utmost effort to elect a tyrant soon to be dictator. I’m not even in the same continent and I’m scared of the implications of having such a leader in the global war machine.
As an addendum, I did not cry and blame no one, my comment was to show that actions have consequences and that the ones that abstain should also be held accountable for the results. Not voting sends the message that you don’t care, so you better not care when things worsen.
One. I have a new account because my old account was on Lemmy Unchained which seems to not exist anymore. Secondly I am an anarchist, so don’t insinuate that I am a Russian bot.
Two. America is on the track to fascism, voting Kamala wouldn’t have stopped it, merely slowed it. Not even stall it for an election cycle, cause states have been moving towards fascism independent of the president.
Three. There are plenty of reasons why people would either abstain or vote third party. Boycotting the system, refusing to be complicit in genocide, losing faith in the system, not feeling safe to, etc. None of these are the voters fault. Nearly all are the DNC’s fault for continuing their strategy of appealing to the right.
I insinuated nothing, after the election Russian bots dissapeared, I just found it funny.
If A slows fascism B accelerates it so… Letting B win means accelerating fascism.
Not voting doesn’t boycott anything. It doesn’t stop the system from functioning, its not like Spain where if a coalition doesn’t get an absolute majority (including white voters which are distinct from non voters) a second elections needs to be held, where the simple majority can win. This two step system is the wake up call white voters have for parties while still having the chance to actually vote in the second cycle. Plus, if the result would be fascism, it makes a loot of non votes vote on the second cycle. In any case, in america there’s no white voting or anything, it’s all simple majority wins so not voting isn’t gonna boicott shit, only helps winners.
If they don’t have faith in the system and they think that whatever they vote nothing will matter, then they don’t get to complain when the worse option accelerates fascism since they partially caused that acceleration.
If both parties would act the same in this particular genocide, no voting again does nothing in regard so participating in genocide or not, citizens will regardless keep participating since it’s their money that’s going regardless of A or B.
None of those factors are the voters fault, no, but they are at fault of thinking that not voting they are saying something useful because they aren’t.
The DNC fucked up big time by not appealing to those voters for sure, but let’s not skip the blame on those voters when america gets even less rights for the LGTB+ collective and women way faster that it was going. I’m sure as hell not ever visiting america if any of that stuff changes, it scares me to even be a turist there.
Don’t care, it’s the citizens responsibility to be informed.
Not knowing that murder is ilegal doesn’t make it legal. Not knowing circulation laws or law changes doesn’t let you avoid a fine. It’s the resposability of the people that participate in society, in driving, in a democratic process, to be properly informed. If they decide not to inform themselves they must abide by the consequences of their actions.
And it is the government’s responsibility to educate the public well enough to have the critical for thinking skills to be informed. See any connection there?
Agree that we should have good enough public education to have critical thinking but disagree that it’s its responsibility to do it, if the government won’t its the citizen’s responsibility, because in the end, if they don’t take care it will be them who suffers.
I’m all in to facilitate such with proper education but it’s the responsibility of each one to be informed.
All i know is that when i went to my friend circles and let them know i voted and why, and before the polls were even closed one of my irl friends said “I’m not even registered to vote”. i damn well better find out that he’s a secret felon or we are about to have fucking words.
Well, that too of course, 100% agree. There was no shortage of “please don’t abstain” posts around here and other social media I follow. I always preach that even if you don’t like any party, voting what you dislike the least is extremely important, alongside whatever movent you want to do in the future to change the electors. I’m from Spain and I alloy the same way of thinking around here too, just voting might not be very effective, but whatever extra should be done, ALSO vote. O accept whatever result since that’s what abstaining is.
A vote not cast mathematically is equivalent to vote to the winner. There are tons of reasons one might have to abstain, but it’s their responsibility to acknowledge that them not voting against the winner helped the winner win. Now, if they don’t care that’s another matter, but that they facilitated the winner to win is true.
By this sort of logic, if people who don’t vote are responsible for whatever the winner does, then more so for those that voted. Which would mean anyone who voted for Biden last election are complicit in the Palestinian genocide, the failure of Biden to protect women’s and trans rights in red states, etc. This blame game is stupid and accomplishes nothing. You think crying and blaming the people who didn’t vote is gonna make them want to vote next election (if we even get one)?
A 20 days old account named comrade commenting on a 11 days comment, cool.
Well, blaming citizens for actions that both parties would do is kinda pointless, yeah. This same logic can’t be applied for policies exclusive to the red party, explicitly stated in the project 2025, can it?
Oh, so you do acknowledge that this election was on a level that endangered democracy for the US, given that you suggest that there might not be a next election. Well, yeah I’m pissed that the US citizens overall made their utmost effort to elect a tyrant soon to be dictator. I’m not even in the same continent and I’m scared of the implications of having such a leader in the global war machine.
As an addendum, I did not cry and blame no one, my comment was to show that actions have consequences and that the ones that abstain should also be held accountable for the results. Not voting sends the message that you don’t care, so you better not care when things worsen.
One. I have a new account because my old account was on Lemmy Unchained which seems to not exist anymore. Secondly I am an anarchist, so don’t insinuate that I am a Russian bot.
Two. America is on the track to fascism, voting Kamala wouldn’t have stopped it, merely slowed it. Not even stall it for an election cycle, cause states have been moving towards fascism independent of the president.
Three. There are plenty of reasons why people would either abstain or vote third party. Boycotting the system, refusing to be complicit in genocide, losing faith in the system, not feeling safe to, etc. None of these are the voters fault. Nearly all are the DNC’s fault for continuing their strategy of appealing to the right.
I insinuated nothing, after the election Russian bots dissapeared, I just found it funny.
If A slows fascism B accelerates it so… Letting B win means accelerating fascism.
Not voting doesn’t boycott anything. It doesn’t stop the system from functioning, its not like Spain where if a coalition doesn’t get an absolute majority (including white voters which are distinct from non voters) a second elections needs to be held, where the simple majority can win. This two step system is the wake up call white voters have for parties while still having the chance to actually vote in the second cycle. Plus, if the result would be fascism, it makes a loot of non votes vote on the second cycle. In any case, in america there’s no white voting or anything, it’s all simple majority wins so not voting isn’t gonna boicott shit, only helps winners.
If they don’t have faith in the system and they think that whatever they vote nothing will matter, then they don’t get to complain when the worse option accelerates fascism since they partially caused that acceleration.
If both parties would act the same in this particular genocide, no voting again does nothing in regard so participating in genocide or not, citizens will regardless keep participating since it’s their money that’s going regardless of A or B.
None of those factors are the voters fault, no, but they are at fault of thinking that not voting they are saying something useful because they aren’t.
The DNC fucked up big time by not appealing to those voters for sure, but let’s not skip the blame on those voters when america gets even less rights for the LGTB+ collective and women way faster that it was going. I’m sure as hell not ever visiting america if any of that stuff changes, it scares me to even be a turist there.
Do you think most Americans are even capable of thinking mathematically?
Don’t care, it’s the citizens responsibility to be informed.
Not knowing that murder is ilegal doesn’t make it legal. Not knowing circulation laws or law changes doesn’t let you avoid a fine. It’s the resposability of the people that participate in society, in driving, in a democratic process, to be properly informed. If they decide not to inform themselves they must abide by the consequences of their actions.
And it is the government’s responsibility to educate the public well enough to have the critical for thinking skills to be informed. See any connection there?
Agree that we should have good enough public education to have critical thinking but disagree that it’s its responsibility to do it, if the government won’t its the citizen’s responsibility, because in the end, if they don’t take care it will be them who suffers.
I’m all in to facilitate such with proper education but it’s the responsibility of each one to be informed.
It’s our responsibility to inform them and get them organized. If we fail, we face the consequences too.
All i know is that when i went to my friend circles and let them know i voted and why, and before the polls were even closed one of my irl friends said “I’m not even registered to vote”. i damn well better find out that he’s a secret felon or we are about to have fucking words.
Well, that too of course, 100% agree. There was no shortage of “please don’t abstain” posts around here and other social media I follow. I always preach that even if you don’t like any party, voting what you dislike the least is extremely important, alongside whatever movent you want to do in the future to change the electors. I’m from Spain and I alloy the same way of thinking around here too, just voting might not be very effective, but whatever extra should be done, ALSO vote. O accept whatever result since that’s what abstaining is.