• Tinidril@midwest.social
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    4 months ago

    You are legally correct, and morally wrong. If we had ranked choice voting it would be an entirely different situation.

    As long as we are trapped in a two party system this is entirely unacceptable and frankly just cause for revolution.

    I find it both hilarious and infuriating how supporters of the Democratic establishment make this argument when it suits them, then turn around and chastise third party voters. If our only real choice is to vote for one party or the other, then we either have control over who gets nominated or we live in a thinly veiled oligarchy.

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      4 months ago

      They aren’t morally wrong. Just because something is a fact that they’re stating doesn’t mean they agree with it. Those are the rules of the game and they’re simply stating them.

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        4 months ago

        In the context they are offering a legalistic justification to a moral issue. The Democrats are not the party of democracy if they don’t, at a minimum, have an open convention.

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          4 months ago

          Mate, there isn’t enough time or words to even delve into this with you, but that’s not what morality is. Whether you agree with the current rules and legal system or not is not part of your morals when you’re simply stating the options legally.

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      4 months ago

      This is not the time for electoral reform. This is the time for voting. The only thing that will keep the orange sludge out of the White House at this point is unity.

      After this dumpster fire is over, please advocate for reform.