[-] Chapelgentry@lemmynsfw.com 12 points 1 week ago

The one valid reason not to vote Dem/Repub this cycle has been to not support genocide, which ultimately supports genocide except the voter can dissociate their vote from the outcome. Other than that, I haven't seen any other valid arguments to vote 3rd party, particularly when looking at what those candidates would do if they won. Holding the presidency with all of Congress against you means you can't get anything done, so it's a waste of 4 years.

The argument of bad faith you've made sounds awfully like the beginning of a slippery slope argument.

[-] Chapelgentry@lemmynsfw.com 9 points 2 weeks ago

Nope, you're right. I did it in my head and forgot to multiply by 100. Good catch!

[-] Chapelgentry@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 2 weeks ago

Ah yeah I remember that! I remember everyone talking about the 3% threshold where (if I remember correctly) the green party would be included in debates and receive federal campaign funds. Hell, if they couldn't do it at the height of Nader always I don't see that happening now, particularly under Stein.

[-] Chapelgentry@lemmynsfw.com 33 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Wait, the Green Party only had 300k members at it's peak? That's 0.001% of the American population. Why are all the tankies in here talking about how voting for Stein will make a difference? That's not even enough to consider her a contender in most states, much less for the whole country.

Edit: should be 0.1%. My bad and thanks for the correction!

[-] Chapelgentry@lemmynsfw.com 17 points 2 weeks ago

Sure, feel free. It's your vote. Hope you have the same energy to wag your finger at genocide when Republicans kick it into overdrive. Hope your disapproval is strong enough to get you off your couch to do something about it.

[-] Chapelgentry@lemmynsfw.com 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

So your options are: vote for ultra-genocide, vote for disapproving genocide, or vote for ultra-genocide but you feel good about it. Great options.

[-] Chapelgentry@lemmynsfw.com 8 points 2 weeks ago

World leaders throughout history do that with dictators. Your solution would be to start wars over public insults? Dictators aren't going to take public insults lightly, particularly those with nuclear capability.

[-] Chapelgentry@lemmynsfw.com 8 points 2 weeks ago

I think the easiest way to prove he didn't is to prove someone else did. I don't think he will be able to do that easily, particularly because I think he made those posts.

[-] Chapelgentry@lemmynsfw.com 8 points 6 months ago

Probably the same reason why I can't be arsed to "look up" every deranged conspiracy I see on the Internet.

[-] Chapelgentry@lemmynsfw.com 8 points 6 months ago

I don't really but thank you

[-] Chapelgentry@lemmynsfw.com 20 points 6 months ago

"Do your own research"

Classic.

[-] Chapelgentry@lemmynsfw.com 17 points 7 months ago

Fantastic ass! And for your safety please put cover plates on your outlets 🙃

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