They’re not mutually exclusive. The real problem is that with FPTP, we’re just going to keep voting these assholes into office.
Right now, the left doesn’t really have a choice other than settling for less genocide. Voting any other way in this system is voting for more
electric_nan@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
I’ll never vote for any kind or amount of genocide. Clock’s ticking if Biden wants the anti-genocide vote.
Tamo240@programming.dev 1 month ago
Your principles are sound, but not voting in any election is imo equivalent to voting for whoever wins. If that turns out to be Trump your moral high ground has no basis because you actively enabled that result.
Voting for a candidate doesn’t have to mean endorsing their entire being, it can be for many reasons, most noteably tactical voting to ensure the least bad outcome.
electric_nan@lemmy.ml 1 month ago
This isn’t a matter of disagreeing with this or that policy of a candidate. This is genocide. I don’t need to agree 100% with a candidate to vote for them, but I do have a limit and if anything exceeds it, it’s genocide.
A_Very_Big_Fan@lemmy.world 1 month ago
Whether you like it or not, refusing to vote for “less genocide” under FPTP is a step towards “more genocide”.
I get the sentiment, nobody likes what FPTP has done for our options when voting, but refusing to play the system isn’t the grand stand you think it is.