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[–] UniversalMonk@lemmy.world -2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

ou and your ilk have been declared a threat to national security and don’t have access to any form of public communication.

Carrying on the fictional scenario I see.

If only there was some way you and you compatriots could prevented this horror from happening by getting Harris the few votes she needed, distasteful as it might have been.

It's not my job to "get" Harris or the democrats any votes. I don't like her and I won't be voting for her. That's the job of the democratic party.

I'm voting for the candidate who I like. Just as you are free to vote for the candidate you like.

Enjoying my gruel right now actually. Thank you!

[–] Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It’s not my job to “get” Harris or the democrats any votes

No, but it is your job to break large rocks with a mallet all day until Bubba says you can stop. Rumour has spread that Jill Stein fled to Russia, and that Trump signed into law a ban on all unions except for the police.

Shame there was no possible way you and your comrades could have strategically voted that could have prevented all these and more opposites-to-your-'intentions'.

[–] UniversalMonk@lemmy.world -2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If the Democrats are truly worried about losing votes to a third party, they could adopt policies that actually reflect the values of those voters instead of just expecting us to fall in line.

My vote isn’t driven by fear; it's driven by the need for real change, not the same old promises. If Harris loses by such a slim margin, it’s not the fault of third-party voters—it’s the Democrats’ failure to address the issues that matter to us.

[–] Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The time for Dems to worry was way back when voters had the opportunity to do so strategically and completely avoid the calamity. Now, they are too busy trying to filibuster and otherwise block all the far-right and autocratic BS Trump and the Reps attempt to ram through congress. That and whether they should buy a time-share in the Bahamas.

The only thing that matters to you and your bunk-mates now is consuming enough calories to stay alive. Well, that and the H3Z2 virus that's rampaging through the squalor of your pens. You've even stopped caring about Palestine as you spend your nights praying for a vaccine. Instead, Trump issues bleach and syringes, or a horse diuretic (your choice) to test as potential cures.

IF ONLY there was a way these poor prisoners could have voted strategically to avoid all this completely unnecessary suffering only they (and the Palestinians) are experiencing.

[–] UniversalMonk@lemmy.world -3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Nothing you are saying scares me or makes me want to change my vote.

I, and many others, won't be voting for your candidate. Accept it.

[–] Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What a coincidence. That's exactly what they put on the tombstone of the mass grave just outside the compound. Nobody ever puts flowers on it though.

If only this tragedy could have been avoided by somehow strategically voting to keep Trump out of office.

[–] UniversalMonk@lemmy.world -3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If only this tragedy could have been avoided by somehow strategically voting to keep Trump out of office.

If only Democrats wouldn't have been such jerks to people who didn't believe in everything they did. Oh well.

[–] Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If only Democrats wouldn’t have been such jerks to people who didn’t believe in everything they did. Oh well.

Thanks for proving this is about retribution and not ideals. Pleased to meet the real you for once.

[–] UniversalMonk@lemmy.world -4 points 2 months ago

Thanks for proving this is about retribution and not ideals. Pleased to meet the real you for once.

Nice try. But totally wrong. Nothing about retribution from me. I was talking about others and what could be their motivations. Maybe democrats shouldn't be such jerks to people that don't belive in everything they do. You all are not even trying to get 3rd party voters on your side. You just go straight to calling them idiots.