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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 9 points 19 hours ago

Bernie is the political equivalent of Rambo: Alone, behind enemy lines, with no support.

He had to do guerrilla politics most of his career and has a lot to teach.

[–] MisterScruffy@lemmy.ml 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

in the first 3.5 years of the question cycle

We are literally always in an election cycle this country is so fucked up

[–] YeetPics@mander.xyz 21 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

That's how cycles work, lol.

We're always in every cycle.

It's in the root of the word cycle. Greek word kuklos and the Latin word cyclus, both of which mean "circle".

[–] dufkm@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

I love me a good piece of pedantry. Technically correct, the best kind of correct.

[–] MisterScruffy@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

If you think that everyone is always in an election cycle then you haven't heard of countries outside the US

You understand that a cycle can have dormant and active phases, right?

[–] Zoot@reddthat.com -4 points 17 hours ago

You mean a dictatorship?

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 0 points 17 hours ago

To the mods: how was my comment misinformation?

[–] Ledivin@lemmy.world 85 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (37 children)

A third party has literally no chance to win in our system, and nobody gives a single fuck about the miniscule amount of votes they do get - you're not moving any metrics, or sending any messages, or taking any stands. All you're doing is helping the worse option win.

So, if you truly hate Palestinians, then by all means vote Stein. If you want to see Ukraine taken over, then please vote Stein. If you want to see our country start murdering every version of queer people, then you really should vote Stein. That's all you're going to get for it.

Whether you like to see the truth or not, a vote for a third party is still a vote for genocide.

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