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I'm not voting for Trump, I am staying home. I previously voted for Obama, Hillary, and Biden. I have volunteered for my local democratic party in 2018. This isn't a decision I made lightly, and telling me I'm a horrible person for doing so is only going to reinforce my beliefs.
Where did I call you a horrible person?
That's dishonest. My argument is that you are mistaken and allowing your trauma to have you make irrational decisions.
You said I was fundamentally okay with fascism.
That's the conclusion most people are going to reach when someone tells them, "I've decided to stay home because the democrats are calling the fascists weird." You made your decision. At least have the courage to own it.
For so long I've put up with so much toxicity, both online and IRL, because I was worried not doing so would make me a bad person. I'm not doing that anymore. Idk if that's courage, but it does feel liberating.