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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/21396125

Stephen Starr in Hamtramck, Michigan
Mon 14 Oct 2024 11.00 EDT

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[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 2 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Vote third party!

Fuck the two party regime whores!

[–] blindsight@beehaw.org 12 points 1 month ago (4 children)

A protest vote does nothing. The system sucks, but with an election this close, a protest vote is a half vote for fascism. Project 2025 makes it very clear that a Republican victory might very well be the end of democracy in the US. Literally—not speaking hyperbolically.

As a non-American, it's very disturbing to see how few Americans seem to take the rise of fascism in their country seriously. There are so many parallels to the Third Reich it's deeply unsettling.

It's also becoming abundantly clear that Russian/Chinese/Iranian interference in elections is pushing for fascism, and their anti-democratic rhetoric, memes, and talking points are being shared widely.

Voting for a third party, with what the Republican Party is saying they'll do if elected, is voting for fascism being an acceptable outcome.

The fact the polls are in a dead heat is disturbing.

[–] tangentism@beehaw.org 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The system sucks, but with an election this close, a protest vote is a half vote for fascism.

"Vote the neolib genocide enabling candidate not the neolib genocide enabling candidate that I dont like!"

[–] blindsight@beehaw.org 2 points 4 weeks ago

One of them is a literal fascist who has publicly stated they will become a dictator. Pretending they're at all equivalent is lunacy.

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