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lovemydog

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17. You & your friends have an encouraging perspective.

Sun Mar 6, 2016, 08:29 PM

Mar 2016

I too enjoy speaking with different people about all this stuff. The 'I will not vote for the lesser of two evils' crap is bullshit. It's a privileged & lame excuse to not get involved in the slightest. Historically, voting in every election is choosing a lesser of two evils because no one perfect has ever run for an election or ever will. Especially in local and state and congressional elections, it's always good to vote for the more progressive candidate or the one you feel most good about.

Positive changes are coming on. Diverse people are getting more involved locally, across all spectrums of the left. We're changing things for the better. We're meeting other people we respect, sharing our struggles & victories, and creating lives of meaning and sustenance. I look forward to reading more of your posts.

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The "I won't vote" in November if Hillary wins is White privilege at its best [View all] UMTerp01 Mar 2016 OP

I'll give you one better: "I'll move to Canada if Trump is elected... Recursion Mar 2016 #1

Or Latinos... giftedgirl77 Mar 2016 #27

A pretty good point HassleCat Mar 2016 #2

Its pretty much just talk anyway Travis_0004 Mar 2016 #3

How ironic: "Reinforces the fact that in the end, its all about self." Lorien Mar 2016 #4

Amen! Excellent Post! marew Mar 2016 #5

Robert F. Kennedy also lovemydog Mar 2016 #46

Oh, absolutely! But democracy is now defined much differently! marew Mar 2016 #69

I'm actually undecided but carry on UMTerp01 Mar 2016 #6

How sweet of you to decide to leave the bernie bubble brer cat Mar 2016 #7

+1! BlueMTexpat Mar 2016 #8

Thank you! Kind of Blue Mar 2016 #11

K&R! Haveadream Mar 2016 #20

Mahalo, brer cat~ Cha Mar 2016 #21

Thank you. Loki Mar 2016 #29

Boom. Starry Messenger Mar 2016 #33

Thanks so much for showing us the light!!! I was lost, but now I'm found... Digital Puppy Mar 2016 #9

Ha! I'm afraid the poster might Kind of Blue Mar 2016 #12

Ugghh...You are probably right! Digital Puppy Mar 2016 #14

LOL! lovemydog Mar 2016 #16

I'm reading that and getting JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #19

"Faster than a sppeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive..." Chitown Kev Mar 2016 #15

Wait JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #18

Amen. 840high Mar 2016 #37

Nicely said. NowSam Mar 2016 #50

Male privilege too gollygee Mar 2016 #10

You know what I have had it with Coolest Ranger Mar 2016 #13

You & your friends have an encouraging perspective. lovemydog Mar 2016 #17

This is an important comment... Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #25

Do you find it's also specifically WHITE MALES saying that? OneGrassRoot Mar 2016 #22

Yup...it sure is UMTerp01 Mar 2016 #71

K/r. VulgarPoet Mar 2016 #23

I have mainly been straddling the fence this primary season and this is one of the reasons... Blasphemer Mar 2016 #24

I disagree. NowSam Mar 2016 #26

+1....I find it really insulting. yourout Mar 2016 #31

Exactly. NowSam Mar 2016 #32

So you wont vote in November if your candidate isn't the nominee? Digital Puppy Mar 2016 #36

And, presumably, they've never voted in any election so far Orrex Mar 2016 #40

What narrative? Can you not read? UMTerp01 Mar 2016 #42

I can read fairly well NowSam Mar 2016 #43

I disagree. betsuni Mar 2016 #48

I apologize NowSam Mar 2016 #49

A non vote in November is a vote for the GOP and possibly Trumpsters beating up POC Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #57

A vote for Hillary NowSam Mar 2016 #63

Troubling, very troubling. This is how it begins. Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #64

Well I agree with your latest statement NowSam Mar 2016 #65

I plan on doing what Bernie Sanders is going to do, vote for him and then if he loses for Hillary Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #66

"I say sorry for not more carefully reading your op" -- not my op. betsuni Mar 2016 #68

Can I recommend this OP seven or eight times? Orrex Mar 2016 #28

Thank you. DinahMoeHum Mar 2016 #30

You ask me to choose between a shit sandwich or a barf sandwich, and you get pissed when GoneFishin Mar 2016 #34

Perfectly stated NowSam Mar 2016 #44

Very well stated. Great post. MUst feel good not having to worry if the guy who wins the GE lunamagica Mar 2016 #35

Jim Webb says he Will Not vote for HIllary but he may vote for Trump JI7 Mar 2016 #38

Kick oasis Mar 2016 #39

^^^ TRUTH ^^^ Tarheel_Dem Mar 2016 #41

Here's part of a new opinion piece lovemydog Mar 2016 #45

And let's not forget that she has pushed him to the left on certain issues KitSileya Mar 2016 #47

I used to think like that forjusticethunders Mar 2016 #51

But you do see their problem don't you? rock Mar 2016 #52

I wish romana Mar 2016 #55

I'll gladly accept your post as it stands rock Mar 2016 #56

We're not going to be guilted into supporting HRC AgerolanAmerican Mar 2016 #53

Guilted? Nothing to do with guilt, the reality, the fact is Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #58

America already is a Fascist state AgerolanAmerican Mar 2016 #59

Tell that to the young black man at the rally who was punched and then thrown to the ground Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #60

I'll add him to the list of people to notify AgerolanAmerican Mar 2016 #61

You dont make any sense. But this is a free country, you can do that I guess. Jackie Wilson Said Mar 2016 #62

I won't be a Tutsi JustAnotherGen Mar 2016 #72

Lol, & it's on full display in this thread. giftedgirl77 Mar 2016 #54

Not only is it counterproductive, but Jamaal510 Mar 2016 #67

+1 lovemydog Mar 2016 #70