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Dislike both candidates? Thinking of sitting this election out? Consider this... (www.lgbtqnation.com)

submitted 1 month ago by auk to c/pleasantpolitics

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I sat out the 1972 election between Nixon and Humphrey. Many sat out 2000 and 2016 elections. Here are the consequences.

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[–] Jimmyeatsausage@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

My wife always gets mad at me when I leave to buy groceries and come back with lotto tickets instead. No matter how often I explain that if we win the lottery, we'll be able to buy even more groceries than we could have with the money I spent on the tickets she's pissed off the kids are hungry now. I'm glad you get where I'm coming from.

[–] blackbirdbiryani@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I sincerely hope that the US one day gets preferential voting, and no longer had to pick between two shitty options.

[–] badbytes@lemmy.world -1 points 1 month ago

Now just imagine if your grocery choices were either a rock or a pile of poo. Then the lottery is the ticket.