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Americans of Lemmy, what is your approach to next year's election? (lemm.ee)

submitted 1 year ago by Jordan_Jordan@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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2020 was... truly unique. It was so hard to stay away from doom scrolling, and I (and many others) were pretty disillusioned by the sad fact that so much of our country legitimately supported the Orange Man. I didn't get a wink of sleep the night of the election because I genuinely considered it to be a make or break decision for America.

My point is that looking back on it, in the end the only real difference I made was at the ballet box. This year I'm going for the Head-in-the-Sand approach. I'm done with the political memes. Done with the Twitter screenshots. It just riles me up and this year I'm gonna do my best to fight that.

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[–] Count042@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Not at the cost of supporting a genocidaire. If the Democratic party wanted to not have a second Trump term, they shouldn't have supported genocide.

[–] shiveyarbles@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I warned you Dems! Now I'm going to vote for a fascist dictatorship! That'll show you!

[–] Count042@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Great reading comprehension.

[–] MisterScruffy@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

A party that wants my vote should do something I like to earn that vote. This is politics not religion.

[–] shiveyarbles@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes but in reality, no party can please everyone.. and a crappy democracy is much better than any dictatorship.

[–] MisterScruffy@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

American voters have zero say over our foreign policy. That isn't democracy.