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Comment today on Lemmy re: US election by NuXCom (lemm.ee)

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

I respect this even if I don’t agree with it. If you believe voting for Harris is harm reduction then you have to and it is a moral imperative. So I do understand and empathize with people who are honest about how the Democrats are failing but still see critical issues like democracy, gender equality and rights, and the environment better handled by them.

However I believe this hope and faith is misplaced. But I realized this after 6 presidential elections, so I don’t dare to deny you your own experience and personal growth. In 2020 I still had hopes that the border detention will be over if we just get Trump and his racist goons out. The border camps are still here…

Somehow it feels like the government is on autopilot and the only thing elections change is the intensity.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

I appreciate the respect and I can assure you that it is mutual. I can completely understand where you are coming from, and your stance. "Harm reduction", is a good way to put it, because that's all it really feels like. It doesn't feel good to feign support for a regime that supports such atrocities, but here I am thanks to our joke of a system.