Good job Dems, This will definitely help you get votes. - eviltoast
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    13 days ago

    The evidence is that if they don’t vote for her then they’re going to get Trump

    Yes. That’s right. And it’s entirely Harris’s fault. No one else’s. She could change policy and earn their vote. She doesn’t, and so hands the election to Trump.

    Yet you’re such a sycophant that instead of outrage at her, you’re outraged at the voters whom you think somehow owe her a vote. You’re outraged at the people practising democracy for not falling into line with the authoritarians trying to undermine it.

    Harris will win more votes than she will lose if she changes policy on arms sales to Israel. That is what the evidence shows - overwhelming support for such a policy among previously Democrat voters and abstainers in key states.

    Candidates changing policy to meet voter’s expectations is exactly how democracy functions, even flawed ones like the US normally vaguely track voter preferences.

    So if Harris changed policy she would not worsen her support, nor would she be doing anything other than her job.

    The fact that she isn’t will be the single fact responsible for a Trump win, if he wins. Nothing else. Every other person involved would have been acting accordingly, only the Harris team are out of line.

    They are acting undemocratically, and probably illegally, backing a genocide. And you’re defending them, and attacking the people supporting democracy and peace…

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      12 days ago
      The evidence is that if they don’t vote for her then they’re going to get Trump
      

      Yes. That’s right. And it’s entirely Harris’s fault. No one else’s. She could change policy and earn their vote. She doesn’t, and so hands the election to Trump.

      Oh fuck off with that… They’d rather vote for the fascist who has outright said he’d destroy Hamas? That’s on them for being stupid fucking morons. Don’t blame Harris for their stupidity.

      At the general election for POTUS is the wrong fucking time to plant your stake in the ground. Anyone who wants a different candidate in 2028 that supports their views needed to get really involved in 2020, at the latest. The next best time to do that is right now for 2028. I’m not defending Harris. I’m saying the people you’re talking about are fucking morons and need to suddenly get smart.

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        12 days ago

        Anyone who wants a different candidate in 2028 that supports their views needed to get really involved in 2020, at the latest.

        They did.

        Again, your blind faith that the system will work if only the people just tried harder is sycophantic at best, if not downright insulting.

        And besides, you’re the one imploring them to just vote without any regard to policy, so what exactly is “getting involved”?

        Why would the Democrats listen to anything anyone says if they’re guaranteed your vote come election day anyway?

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          12 days ago

          And besides, you’re the one imploring them to just vote without any regard to policy, so what exactly is “getting involved”?

          No, I’m saying that at this point in time that the next POTUS is either going to be Harris or Trump. Which of those two do you want it to be? Vote accordingly.

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            12 days ago

            That’s the same thing.

            Your claim is that, come election time, we should always vote for the least worst party which has a chance of getting in. That’s always the Democrats and always will be if we follow your system.

            So the corollary of your system is that one party runs America for ever.

            So why bother with elections at all?

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              12 days ago

              You can deny reality all you want, but Harris or Trump is going to be the next POTUS. Which one do you want it to be?

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                12 days ago

                I want it to be whichever results from us attempting to preserve democracy.

                Our nation has taken far, far bigger risks than 4 years of Trump to preserve democracy.

                Determining something to be an acceptable risk is not the same as wanting it. Casualties are an acceptable risk of a just war. No one says people want soldiers to die.

                I’m prepared to risk a Trump presidency to preserve some semblance of democracy and make it clear that genocide is never an acceptable option. That doesn’t mean I want a Trump presidency any more than being prepared to risk soldier’s lives during war means you want soldiers to die.

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                  12 days ago

                  I’m prepared to risk a Trump presidency

                  This is beyond the pale. You must have checked off on all of your entitlements before you came to this realization. Because what you’re doing by “risking” a Trump presidency is potentially going to hurt a lot of people. Get over yourself and pay attention to what’s going here.

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                    12 days ago

                    what you’re doing by “risking” a Trump presidency is potentially going to hurt a lot of people

                    This is beyond the pale. You must have checked off on all of your entitlements before you came to this realization. Because what you’re doing by “risking” genocide being normalised is potentially going to hurt a lot of people. Get over yourself and pay attention to what’s going here.

                    See how pointless conversation becomes if you just assume your interlocutor is mistaken without a case.

                    We might as well be in a school-yard yelling “no you are…”

                    If you think a Trump presidency risks more harm than normalising genocide and undermining democracy, then make the fucking case. This is a discussion forum. Discuss. What is your evidence, how have you weighed it, what critique can you offer of the case I’ve made… Give us something beyond childish bleating.

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                  12 days ago

                  I’m prepared to risk a Trump presidency

                  You’re not taking a risk. You are promoting a Trump presidency. If you can’t or won’t accept reality then there is no need to continue this conversation.

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        12 days ago

        And let’s be clear here what you’re advocating.

        In the case that the Republicans are worse than the Democrats, people should vote Democrat and no other party.

        The Republicans will always be worse than the Democrats.

        Therefore, people should always vote Democrat in all cases and no other party.

        That’s exactly the Chinese totalitarian system. One party which you must vote for regardless of what you think of their policies.

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          12 days ago

          I’m saying that Harris or Trump will be the next POTUS and all you can do right now is express your preference on which one you want it to be.

          If you’re driving down the road and you come to a situation where you can either run over a person or hit a telephone pole then you have to decide what to do. You can gripe and moan about your situation and how you don’t want to either one, but that doesn’t change the reality. If you choose to not make a choice then the choice will be made for you and you’ll have to live with the consequences.

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            12 days ago

            you’ll have to live with the consequences.

            That’s true of all decisions. You’re advocating a single party autocracy. One whose opening policy is to support genocide. You’ll have to live with the consequences of that decision too.

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              12 days ago

              I’m telling you the reality that Harris or Trump will be the next POTUS. Which one do you want it to be?

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                12 days ago

                I’m not required to want either.

                “Either some Ukrainian soldiers die, or Putin takes over Ukraine, that’s the reality”…

                “Oh! So you want Ukrainian soldiers to die!”

                Being prepared to risk something is not the same as actively promoting that thing. This is not up for debate, it’s a basic fact.

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                  11 days ago

                  You’re putting up a false-equivalency. It may well be that a bunch Ukrainian soldiers die and Russia takes over anyway. It might be that they don’t put up a fight and others step in. (Highly unlikely, but not a forgone conclusion.) There are other scenarios that might play out.

                  On the other hand, either Trump or Harris absolutely will be the next POTUS. Which one do you want it to be? Answer the question this time… no explanations required for your choice. Which one do you choose?