• _stranger_@lemmy.world
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    6 days ago

    Refusing to participate grants you zero benefit, and makes it easier for the system to continue.

    This has nothing to do with political viewpoints, this is math. There’s no way in hell you’re going to tear it down from the outside so what’s the plan? Sit there and feel smug that you did nothing while everyone suffers?

    Checking the box is the bare minimum, and you couldn’t even do that, because it made you feel icky.

    Your protest vote, or non vote (same thing), holds negative value for the people of Palestine.

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      6 days ago

      As I said elsewhere, I did vote I have voted and I will continue to vote. So nice strawman. I never discouraged people from voting, but I understand why people didnt. I’m against the browbeating of people for voting their conscience.

      Some people don’t know what it means to stand up for what they believe in, since their beliefs appear to be whatever will opportunistically win. Then they condescendingly chide others for risking their own bodies, for having strong beliefs. Those people will betray in the first opportunity, because they only perceive others as a means to get what they themselves want. So frankly, you can shove your pragmatism. Your pragmatism didn’t defeat Trump either, but at least I don’t stand with child murderers and rapists and worse.

      I reject your shallow, faulty reasoning.
      Please leave me alone.