AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoTrying to build viable third parties by voting for them in presidential elections is like trying to build a third door in your house by repeatedly walking into the wall where you want the door to be.message-squaremessage-square478fedilinkarrow-up11.1Karrow-down1162
arrow-up1934arrow-down1message-squareTrying to build viable third parties by voting for them in presidential elections is like trying to build a third door in your house by repeatedly walking into the wall where you want the door to be.AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square478fedilink
minus-squareTachyonTele@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down2·4 days ago“no one talks about X”. Is shown that many people talk about X. “No, not like that!”
minus-squareOBJECTION!@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·edit-24 days agoMisinterprets what I said to create a strawman Is explained to that that’s not what was meant Repeats strawman.
minus-squareTachyonTele@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·edit-24 days agoThank you for explaining what you’re doing. But we were well aware of it.
minus-squareOBJECTION!@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·edit-24 days ago“I know you are but what am I?” Highest level of discourse.
minus-squareTachyonTele@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·edit-24 days agoYou’re the one coming in here and asking why anyone cares who wins an election that’s not even in your country. You can rightly fuck off. Most of us care very deeply who wins. Not surprised you and the other people downplaying the election are from .ml
minus-squareOBJECTION!@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down2·edit-24 days agoIt is in my country lol. Just because I don’t get to meaningfully vote in it doesn’t mean I don’t live here.
minus-squareOBJECTION!@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·4 days agoTell you what, if Illinois goes red this election, DM me and I’ll send you $200.
minus-squareTachyonTele@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·edit-24 days agoOk cool. And if random thing does random result you’ll owe me $200, too.
“no one talks about X”.
Is shown that many people talk about X.
“No, not like that!”
Misinterprets what I said to create a strawman
Is explained to that that’s not what was meant
Repeats strawman.
Thank you for explaining what you’re doing. But we were well aware of it.
“I know you are but what am I?”
Highest level of discourse.
You’re the one coming in here and asking why anyone cares who wins an election that’s not even in your country.
You can rightly fuck off. Most of us care very deeply who wins.
Not surprised you and the other people downplaying the election are from .ml
It is in my country lol. Just because I don’t get to meaningfully vote in it doesn’t mean I don’t live here.
Keep pushing bullshit, ml
Tell you what, if Illinois goes red this election, DM me and I’ll send you $200.
Ok cool. And if random thing does random result you’ll owe me $200, too.