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2020 was... truly unique. It was so hard to stay away from doom scrolling, and I (and many others) were pretty disillusioned by the sad fact that so much of our country legitimately supported the Orange Man. I didn't get a wink of sleep the night of the election because I genuinely considered it to be a make or break decision for America.

My point is that looking back on it, in the end the only real difference I made was at the ballet box. This year I'm going for the Head-in-the-Sand approach. I'm done with the political memes. Done with the Twitter screenshots. It just riles me up and this year I'm gonna do my best to fight that.

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[–] rosymind@leminal.space 5 points 1 year ago

Whichever is the lesser of the evils. It seems that's been the majority of our choices lately.

To be clear I'm all for the people: whoever will create the least amount of suffering, and retain the greatest amount of human rights. It feels like we've stopped making progress and the best we can do for now is cling desperately to what we still have

So... not republican. Obviously.

[–] sucricdrawkcab@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

The only reason he lost is because people were loud, reading, reposting and following. People who probably wouldn't vote did because of the doom scrolling post being shared and talked about. Personally, I will continue to do it because this guy is running on revenge.

[–] CarbonScored@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

Things will get inevitably worse. Voting might slow that decline slightly if we're lucky.

The only hope for any kind of improvement, to reach a slightly tolerable world, is mass action outside of voting, and that just doesn't seem to be happening. So it's hard to care too much.

[–] DanComrd@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh boi I gotta watch which bourgeoise gets elected again. The Redfash or the Bluefash. vote

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[–] WIIHAPPYFEW@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Waiting for the impromptu Cornel West vs Jill Stein debate ig

[–] misophist@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Fighting like hell right now to get viable candidates for local offices in my area, because the deadline to announce your candidacy is less than 30 days away for us, and many offices go uncontested. I might not pay too much attention to news on the national level, but I'll definitely be spending the next year working to campaign and canvass for local candidates, register people to vote, and helping people get to the polls.

[–] I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

My state has open elections. In the primary, I'm voting for the least bad republican candidate. In the general, I'm voting democratic, which unfortunately probably means Biden but at least not trump.

[–] AlpineSteakHouse@hexbear.net 4 points 1 year ago

Hope my liver can outlive either Biden or Trump depending on who gets elected.

[–] VintageTech@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago

So far it's shit.

I really believe individuals are looking at the issues wrong. Choose a side because of this choose a side because of that. Why aren't we rephrasing it as - stay away from that side, he doesn't know who the current President is. Stay away from that side who believes people are "vermin" Stay away from that side, it's a bunch of old dudes that dodged the draft to do drugs.

People should start choosing elected officials that will help us, not tear another individual down.

We have a generation of geniuses that haven't figured out how to fix private insurance yet we can develop AI that can scan images for any abnormalities with a higher success rate than doctors.

We can design and model infrastructure to be more efficient yet we'll keep those plans in the attic and let them go to waste.

Greed will win, and I don't know how to communicate that I can solve all of these problems without demonstrating I too am greedy, but my currency is human progression, and a few extra bucks to get us there.

[–] ava@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm personally going to vote pekka haavisto and be done with it.

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[–] SeeMinusMinus@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I am voting for cornel west. I don't give a fuck about stealing votes from biden. cornel west is who I like so I am voting for him.

[–] BertramDitore@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I hear you. West is inspirational, and Biden is far too old and not exciting in the least. I don’t like Biden one bit. But unfortunately even if a vote for West is not necessarily a vote for Trump, it’s still a vote against Biden, which makes it more likely that Trump will win. Almost none of us get to vote for a person we actually like, so I’m genuinely begging you to reconsider and vote for someone who has a chance of winning. Unfortunately unless something radical happens in the next few months, that’s only Biden and Trump. If you’re trying to send a message with your vote for West, I don’t think the people that matter will hear it. I wish things were different, but unfortunately this election is between a boring old institutional politician and a racist, fascist, misogynistic, anti-Semitic, insurrectionist rapist.

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[–] yenahmik@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

The same way I always do. Ignore as much of it as I can until I get my ballot.

Research people/issues as I fill out the ballot.

Check the results the next day to see how the results shake out. Repeat for the next election.

[–] just_ducky_in_NH@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)
  1. I’m not gonna look a memes or opinion pieces, just review genuine news articles to keep on top of things. For local elections, I may have to dig a bit, but I’ll try not to get down into the sewers.
  2. I’m gonna vote for whoever is the least-bad option at every level.
  3. If I actually find a candidate that I can support on their own merits, I will talk them up to neighbors, and support them monetarily.
  4. I will remind myself that human nature has been the same for millennia, and nothing I can do will change it. All I can do is try to mitigate the fall-out. “Do what you can, with what you’ve got, where you are.” “You do the job that’s in front of you.” (Terry Pratchett, “Night Watch”)
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