I sat out the 1972 election between Nixon and Humphrey. Many sat out 2000 and 2016 elections. Here are the consequences.

  • badbytes@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    7
    arrow-down
    24
    ·
    3 days ago

    There are always more than two candidates. Don’t let the FUD scare you. Your vote, Your choice, Your voice.

    • Jimmyeatsausage@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      15
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      3 days ago

      My wife always gets mad at me when I leave to buy groceries and come back with lotto tickets instead. No matter how often I explain that if we win the lottery, we’ll be able to buy even more groceries than we could have with the money I spent on the tickets she’s pissed off the kids are hungry now. I’m glad you get where I’m coming from.

      • badbytes@lemmy.world
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        3
        arrow-down
        4
        ·
        3 days ago

        Now just imagine if your grocery choices were either a rock or a pile of poo. Then the lottery is the ticket.

    • WaxedWookie@lemmy.world
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      8
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      3 days ago

      There’s more than two candidates, but never more than two viable candidates. In a FPTP system, there’s no difference between voting third-party and not voting.

      If you want change, use the other 1,458 days of the election cycle to push for it - election day is for keeping the fascists out until there’s a viable better alternative available.

      • Wahots@pawb.social
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        3
        ·
        2 days ago

        That, and there’s the vote for your congresspeople, your state, local elections, etc. You should always be voting in those, too. Its very important on the micro and macro levels.

    • GBU_28@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      7
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      3 days ago

      Hilarious. There’s choice, and then there’s consequences.

      Voting on academic choices is privileged behavior.