Message from @Beemann

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2018-10-19 18:23:44 UTC  

it actually is just i think [people nowadayys dont think there vote matters so they dont vote

2018-10-19 18:25:27 UTC  

which when someone like trump gets in office you only have yourself to blame and you lose your right to complain cause you didnt fight for it to change where it really mattered

2018-10-19 18:25:33 UTC  

in the polls

2018-10-19 18:26:16 UTC  

when there is clear voter fraud going on and the powers at be claim its not happening, its hard not to feel like its as useful as voting in a russian election

2018-10-19 18:26:48 UTC  

you can protest and whatever but voting is where it all comes down

2018-10-19 18:27:19 UTC  

Sorry, what was the solution to Trump exactly? Voting for Hillary?

2018-10-19 18:28:03 UTC  

either or or write a name down i voted independent

2018-10-19 18:28:15 UTC  

And again I point to a scenario where the voter turnout is so low due to political disenfranchisement that the vote is null and void. Not voting can be statement.

2018-10-19 18:28:57 UTC  

no not voting only hurts you theres no statement

2018-10-19 18:29:18 UTC  

So how did voting independent fix the Trump "issue"?

2018-10-19 18:29:46 UTC  

actually it hurts everyone and it didnt but at least i voted for change

2018-10-19 18:29:54 UTC  

beats not voting at all

2018-10-19 18:30:04 UTC  

But what have you contributed in real concrete terms, to US politics

2018-10-19 18:30:18 UTC  

What actual change have you made?

2018-10-19 18:30:56 UTC  

dont need to do anything else because everything e;se starts with the vote

2018-10-19 18:31:01 UTC  

Lol

2018-10-19 18:31:17 UTC  

"I voted, and it didn't work, so I'm absolved of any action for the next 4 years"

2018-10-19 18:31:27 UTC  

@Beemann For the third party arguement I'll point to Brexit. It was the UKIP that wanted a ref. They didn't get anywhere near power but still got their one and onnly policy coz the main party was scared of losing.

2018-10-19 18:31:37 UTC  

Third party votes do matter.

2018-10-19 18:31:58 UTC  

For the third party argument I'll point to most Canadian provinces, where 2 parties fight for power and the third gets an opposition seat

2018-10-19 18:32:07 UTC  

2 left wing parties, generally

2018-10-19 18:32:57 UTC  

either way if you dont vote you dont have a right to complain about whos in office becasue you had a chance to change it with your vote

2018-10-19 18:34:00 UTC  

What was your % chance of putting Johnson or Stein in instead of Trump/Hillary?

2018-10-19 18:34:33 UTC  

slim to none but it doesnt matter beats not voting at all

2018-10-19 18:34:52 UTC  

@Beemann It's not about putting a thrid party in power, it's about sending a message to shift the convocation.

2018-10-19 18:35:03 UTC  

and not contributing to society with our most important right

2018-10-19 18:37:24 UTC  

It was none, and what did you shift the conversation to?

2018-10-19 18:37:33 UTC  

Who is talking about Stein or Johnson right now?

2018-10-19 18:37:49 UTC  

you are

2018-10-19 18:38:17 UTC  

i was just using as a example of how to contirbute to voting

2018-10-19 18:38:47 UTC  

my cousin wrote down harambe becuase he didnt like either canidates

2018-10-19 18:38:53 UTC  

but he still voted

2018-10-19 18:39:24 UTC  

That's not a vote

2018-10-19 18:39:34 UTC  

And nobody looks at those, they just get put in a pile

2018-10-19 18:39:41 UTC  

Ignored like non votes

2018-10-19 18:40:02 UTC  

At best you'll get some buzzfeed shit

2018-10-19 18:40:15 UTC  

better then sittting on your ass at home and not voting at all lol

2018-10-19 18:40:25 UTC  

You've failed to explain how

2018-10-19 18:40:30 UTC  

You've just held it as self evident

2018-10-19 18:40:41 UTC  

btw 30 thousand people voted that way