cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/21396125
Stephen Starr in Hamtramck, Michigan
Mon 14 Oct 2024 11.00 EDT
Vote third party!
Fuck the two party regime whores!
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.
Protest vote tells the two party regime I am protesting… that’s the entire point of the 3p vote.
Not voting does nothing since it still provide two party regime legitimacy.
If there isn’t a zero genocide option on the ballot, the U.S. democracy is not worth preserving. That’s my stance and I’m not moving. Kamala can meet this voter over on the non-genocide side.
Do you ever do anything other than post anto-Kamala articles?
I invite others to browse this person’s post history and tag them
Anyone who thinks voting for Trump is the better option for Arabs or Muslims is a fool.
That said, Harris has had every opportunity to signal a break from Biden in her policy towards Israel, and she’s turned it down.
Arab and Muslim Americans are truly finding out just how second-class they are.
Don’t want to vote for a candidate who keeps publicly stating that the country actively socializing plans to starve people will continue to receive their support? Get ready to be told you’re a horrible person who’s wasting your vote, and how you don’t care about other minorities (who apparently don’t have a responsibility to vote for your interests, like you do their’s).
You don’t think letting the Muslim-ban candidate win is a winning strategy for those concerned about Gaza? (/s)
Harris has been given so many warnings that her Gaza policy could cost her the election, and she’s been given so many chances to give a little ground on this issue. But at every turn, she keeps shouting her dissenters down, rather than finding ways to invite them into her coalition. Maybe their internal polling is real strong, and she feels confident that she can win without these dissenters. But at this point, if the Dems lose this election, they will have no one to blame but themselves. I hope fascism was worth enabling this genocide.
