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[–] [email protected] -3 points 7 months ago
[–] [email protected] 14 points 7 months ago (8 children)

Not exactly related to the question, but as a non-native English speaker, whenever I read something related to weights in imperial, e.g., 150 lbs, my mind reads it as 150 lubes.

I know it's pounds, if I would read it out loud, I would say pounds cause I'm not a weirdo (well...). But still, my internal monologue has lbs = lubes

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (7 children)

Clearly you don't understand the first-past-the-post system the US presidential election utilises.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 8 months ago (62 children)

The chance isn't just slim. It's astronomical.

The chance of Cornell West winning is probably smaller than a bit-flip happening, switching your vote to another candidate. That's how little chance your vote would have to make the country a better place.

On the other hand, every vote not casted for the only viable non-Trump candidate helps Trump.

I'm European and would love for you to have the option to vote for proper social democrats or greens (especially greens!). But please, every US citizen needs to do their part to not get fascists get hold of your country.

It's sad to say, but if you don't vote for the democratic candidate, you might not have a chance to vote 3rd party in 4 years. (I don't like fear mongering, but it's a real enough possibility)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

That might make thing overcomplified though

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

If you like peeing on koalas and getting caught in the rain

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago

Shouldn't you ask for the cat's age as well as the recordings? Or did I read over that?

It might be worthwhile to gather some other information about the cat, like whether they're indoor or outdoor cats, former strays or not,...

[–] [email protected] 36 points 8 months ago (13 children)

You just want to absolve yourself of that moral responsibility.

That's exactly what you are doing. You're focusing on this one issue, retreating yourself from the binary decision because neither options stands for what you (or I, or morality) would prefer. Completely ignoring that withdrawing from the choice plays into the hand of the infinitely worse candidate. So by not choosing, you do nothing to stop the situation in Gaza, but might actually make things a lot worse for people all over.

You can virtue signal that you did not compromise on your believes, while actually helping your country make a worse place.

[–] [email protected] 45 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Would this not be considered as "providing comfort to insurrectionists", as described in the 14th amendment. Even just promising pardoning them.

So even if they argue he supposedly wasn't involved in it, it would still disqualify him from office.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago

Probably saying that neither conflict would have happened if he was re-elected/"the dems didn't steal the election".

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