I was more concerned with the state and city policies but filled out the politician ballot anyway.
A single vote doesn't matter. That's why I turn in multiple ballots each election. We will make :hillary-apartment: president. It's her time.
For the longest time I didn't understand that "vote early and often" was referring to voter fraud and not just doing early voting in every election available to you
Yeah, Soros pays for my gas so I'm able to submit about a dozen votes per precinct throughout the state.
I voted for Beto. Idk why. I guess the 0.00001% chance he wins would be funny enough to make it worth it.
There were a bunch of judges up for election and the information about them is painfully scarce. But there were tidbits about their community involvement (homeless advocacy, hunger programs, etc) and some public cases where they overturned wrongful sentences.
Did you vote for anyone you hate?
That's always the bright line I refuse to cross I will die on that hill. Voting for "harm reduction" is fine right up until the point someone fully admits they're voting for a "lesser evil." Like bro, you just voted for evil. IMO once you're actively voting for evil you are now perpetuating, not fighting against, the system.
As a personal example I don't care for either mayoral candidate where I live. But I don't hate either of them. So I picked the one that wasn't endorsed by the police union. But I hate both congressional candidates so I left that blank, even though one is objectively worse than the other.
Nothing riles up "lesser evil" liberals more than asking them if they would vote for Trump if the alternative were worse. Some have no problem with it and don't see any concern with that outcome.
:xi-vote:
I hated them all. They’re all “businessmen” or “entrepreneurs” of Bidenists (I live in a blue state). For me, “harm reduction” means you’re doing SOMETHING to mitigate the harm. Democrats don’t do anything and I don’t consider inaction harm reduction. But inaction will still give me a little breathing room compared to conservatives rushing to kill everyone
It’s the equivalent of standing at the front of titanic as it sinks. I’m waiting for the inevitable, but at least I won’t have to confront it for a little bit longer.
I hear that but don't exactly follow the analogy of voting for something you hate with standing around and waiting.
To me it's closer to someone kidnapping you with a gun asking you if you want to be shot in the face today or tomorrow. It's perfectly rational to choose tomorrow. But plenty of folks, myself included, would sooner just spit in their face than make that kind of "choice".
most people would pick tomorrow and try to escape or kill their captor
Sure if you pick it apart to break the analogy. I agree with choosing tomorrow. Most people would also try and get on a liferaft over just standing on the Titanic watching it sink (in reference to the analogy I was responding to).
I got to vote for a guy running under the working class party, that was cool at least (although I only briefly skimmed their info, they called both parties bourgeois puppets so that was good enough for me) and I left half of the ballot blank since they were either running unopposed or I just didn't give a shit about that candidate in particular. But as always, green party for water reclamation board
Back in 2019 there was one man who was running for some local office who was an advocate for the homeless. He was running under some obscure party, but it was either a guy with a clear vision and goals to help the homeless, or the establishment democrat whose website is just a photo shoot and his biography with 0 policy information lol
I voted. I don't like who I voted for, but I like the other options even less. I probably wouldn't have bothered, but there was some direct democracy on the ballot. I was able to vote for weed and against cops. Filled out the rest, knowing it means and will do nothing. But at least I might get weed and I might screw over some cops.
I filled out most of them actually voting for the one that sucks the least, but I think for Senator I put Hillary Clinton. It’s her turn, after all
It's not that hard and doesn't take that long, at least in the state I live in.
Even when I have every intention of voting - already know which candidates for what - when asked if I will vote, I say, "Sure, if there's nothing better to do."
Researching judges, yes. But for the state policies I don’t regret spending time reading and thinking them over because most of them were pretty good measures imo
Sadly judges are some of the most important things to :vote: for after local shit. The amount of arbitrary power they have is at a level where I feel :left-unity-4: with my anarchist comrades thinking about it. :meow-anarchist: against all judges in our fucked system.
my partner's mother is super non-political but she habitually just votes no on every judge's re-election on the basis that whoever they are, they've been there long enough
critical support tbh
:foucault-shining: :yes-hahaha-yes-l:
Destroying the juridicial order's legitimacy through random chance
hell yeah, we had all of three and two were obvious no-brainers
glad i showed up for those if nothing else
I want to go home and take an edible after work. That sounds more productive tbh.
Maybe I'll show up and only vote for candidates explicitly running as socialists, and leave everything else blank.
I can stop by my house and get the edible in first in that case.
If I'm not personally blamed by libs for costing the election, then I'm not doing my civic duty as a leftist.
I mean what the fuck is Mrs. Sally-school-loving-nerd supposed to vie for school board as except a democrat? She's going to run as something. I have no problem saying I voted for several democrats today.
Does the person running for school board feel the need to mention the constitution? Red flag. Do they sound like a nerd who just likes school. Green flag.
I agree with all of the 'fuck voting' arguments except for the conclusion. Not voting doesn't seem to be a means to any end, and there are very real outcomes for a lot of people even granting everything people say here.
Lula isn't facing a US backed coup because the other rapist won. If/when the republicans take congress, they're already talking about killing social security by using the debt ceiling nonsense.
you just reminded me I filled out my ballot a few days ago but haven't turned it in anywhere.
uh... it's somewhere in my room, but not where I remember putting it. lmao
