perishthethought@lemm.ee to tumblr@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoThe problem with not votingfedia.ioimagemessage-square17fedilinkarrow-up110arrow-down10
arrow-up110arrow-down1imageThe problem with not votingfedia.ioperishthethought@lemm.ee to tumblr@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agomessage-square17fedilink
minus-squarePeddlephile@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoAs an outsider, it’s really depressing to hear you only get two parties to choose from.
minus-squarejkrtn@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoWe have to keep it forever though, because some dead slave owners thought up the perfect government, apparently.
minus-squarefishos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0arrow-down1·6 months agoAnd we can’t change it because “if we don’t just keep following the system, we might elect Hitler. Don’t vote third party, that’s throwing your vote away and then the other guy will win”. There’s no winning. Only us constantly losing.
As an outsider, it’s really depressing to hear you only get two parties to choose from.
We have to keep it forever though, because some dead slave owners thought up the perfect government, apparently.
And we can’t change it because “if we don’t just keep following the system, we might elect Hitler. Don’t vote third party, that’s throwing your vote away and then the other guy will win”.
There’s no winning. Only us constantly losing.