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[–] CasualPenguin@reddthat.com 14 points 4 days ago (1 children)

In politics you choose a direction. Do you want more death, less death, or don't care about the deaths.

Trump is more deaths, Harris is less deaths, not voting is that you don't care about the deaths (or a different differentiating issue matters more)

Those are your choices when it comes to voting and encouraging others to vote.

That is your impact, pick one

[–] Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

not voting is that you don’t care about the deaths

Voting for someone who condones killing innocents is not acceptable.

[–] CasualPenguin@reddthat.com 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

You are inventing that anyone is condoning killing innocent's BUT that's not even important.

You get to pick, you want more deaths, less deaths, or don't care.

There are no other impacts you can have with your vote.

If you care deeply you can join marches and protest. The many people who are doing so will gladly tell you Harris is not doing enough, but that it would be idiotic to not vote for her.

[–] Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zone 0 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I want to support a candidate who is against killing innocents.

You are inventing that anyone is condoning killing innocent's

I have personally talked to people who condone Israel killing innocent people. They rationalise it in all kinds of ways. That's what people tend to do, which is why I am not fond of people.