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I wish I had the privilege of being rich enough to not care about medical bills, or to be able to move if my state enacts terrible laws.
Those of us who have to work daily and live in the real world know that half a loaf is a lot better than being kicked in the teeth by Trump.
Back in the day, Frederick Douglas worked for candidate who couldn't promise to free the slaves. I guess you consider him to be a sellout.
The illusion of choice for you must be very fulfilling to be defending it so vehemently.
The rest of us will not vote for either Biden or Trump because that's the morally correct thing to do.
The DNC knows this, and has decided to sit on their ass (yet again), just like they did in 2016.
Speaking as a non-American who is forced to deal with your shit, the morally correct thing to do is to keep that fascist asshole out of power. Hold your nose if you have to, but vote for Biden. Have some fucking perspective. You are unbelievable.
There are a bunch of these accounts preaching this. They talk a lot of shit about third parties, talk a LOT of shit about the DNC (deservedly), but ignore anything about the conservatives at all.
Some of them genuinely believe it's the only path, and good for them. We need real dissent from people with real ideas. Some of them very obviously are trying to convince people not to vote Dem because it helps conservatives. It's hard to tell who is a true believer vs who is being a dick without going through their comments and I just don't have the energy for that. So it's easier to assume they're all astroturfing dicks and block them.
It's not fair of me, but life ain't fair and neither am I. If they really cared they'd post ideas instead of just "Always vote third party" while ignoring any point made by anyone.
You misspelled "report them." Merely blocking them from your individual view does fuck-all to stop them from spreading their disinformation.
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Who broke Rule 4 exactly?
Nice way to avoid all my points and keep harping on the same tired line.
Like I said, Frederick Douglas know that the morally correct thing to do was make whatever change he could, not sitting on his butt.
If you don't vote, then you're giving it to Trump, essentially voting for him.
Nobody's defending the illusion of choice. Quit lying.
Also, the morally correct thing to do is NOT the one that helps the fascists win.
Voting for someone other than Biden will help ensure Trump gets elected and invoke the hellscape that follows.
Nobody else will chart between Trump and Biden. Detracting from Biden helps Trump.