2026-10-18 12:43 UTC
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@lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 2026-10-18 12:46
Hey heads up the “both sides” argument makes anyone who says it sound fantastically silly and at worse stupid.
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@Amuro_eat@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2026-10-18 13:07
That’s so defeatist. It makes you feel like you’re smart by saying that and thinking you’re privy to something but it’s just totally passive and does nothing. If all the people who said that actually organized and made a plan, there would be a sizable number of people who could actually make a difference.
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@ImmortalColeSlaw@lemmy.today 2026-10-18 13:39
I too have heard that argument but unfortunately those are usually the people who won’t see reason. I rarely try to argue with them unless they express some type of will to learn or seem like they’re questioning their beliefs. Some people just like to complain and refuse to help themselves, sad but true.
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@001@slrpnk.net 2026-10-18 13:56
There’s a very good reason for the sentiment and why people feel such a sense of dejection and apathy. Then it gets met with smug ripostes like the “bOtH sIdEs” spongetext shit or plain mockery as if it’s something that just appeared out of nowhere. It’s just typical Democrat arrogance assuming that they are entitled to peoples votes without having to offer any material change, it also ties into why progressive and leftist candidates have to struggle to break through because they’re fighting their own party first and foremost before they even get to fighting Republicans.
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@dusk@piefed.social 2026-10-18 21:03
Voting for ‘the lesser evil’ is what continues the status quo, it keeps duopolies in power around the world, it definitely isn’t just a usa issue. If people are willing and capable of seeing the duopoly as one entity, they realise that the duopoly never loses… that doesn’t sound very democratic, because it isn’t, duopolies are a right wing con. Democracies have better choices, but so many countries just keep voting ‘the lesser evil’, and ‘evil’ in continuously.