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Originally Posted by TeflonDawg
Because that's the growing dichotomy
If you are solely interested in UHC and your choice is Clinton, Obama, Clinton, Biden for the past few decades, then at some point you have to wonder wtf is the point of voting for D even if you view D > R
Biden literally said he'd veto M4A
wtf am I supposed to do with that? Vote for him? **** him! **** the whole system! And that's why you get the both siders. Some people do arrive there without being disciples of Rogan or devoid of critical thinking...
I know the angry bro Bernie bro voting for Trump bc I'm mad bro is a thing, but it is actually an argument that isn't unreasonable, even if it is immature. If you really want to blow up the system, what better dynamite than Trump? Voting 3rd party is clearly an exercise in futility. What other options are there? Vote for Biden and get nothing you want for 4, maybe 8 years? We're never going to get UHC in our lifetimes
It's not unreasonable from a political perspective and not even uncommon I suspect (there are some historical examples, but they are loaded to the point of unfairness). The far left might reserve their biggest ideological clashes for the far right (with an attack on a peaceful assembly to get his picture taken, I'll take the liberty of classifying Trump as far right), but that often pales in comparison to how much they despise the center.
And of course anger is powerful motivator towards certain candidates. You would be in a long line of people if you vote for Trump out of anger, including a motivation to ruin the system. For someone on the fringe, the other fringe opposes them over disagreement, but the center seemingly opposes them out of complacency. That can probably be more infuriating.
Don't take my post as condescending or me telling you how to vote. I rarely (if ever) tell people how to vote. Besides the US isn't my country and it would feel extremely unethical to tell a citizen from another country how to vote.