=== ANCHOR POEM === ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── @user-1311 @user-1312 @user-1313 @user-1135 @user-1314 @user-1315 @user-687 @user-1316 a rare chance when retracting the right to strategically vote actually increases the number of options available to the user. the difference between frequency and magnitude of impact. the only thing a political party can really offer is consistency. otherwise people would just vote in whoever was most relevant to them at the time! can't have the proletariate choosing their fate, after all. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ === SIMILARITY RANKED === --- #1 fediverse/2777 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics │ └──────────────────────┘ if you cannot trust that both candidates will try to make the country better in different ways, but with the same goal, then you do not have a choice when voting. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #2 fediverse/2717 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: USpol; shooting │ └─────────────────────────┘ @user-1328 the only method that needs to fail for them to realize what you're saying as truth is their method to vote. they will quickly grasp for power they once held and realize it was little more than an "I OWE YOU" Then, they might listen. Then, they might hear. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #3 messages/286 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────────── > <@gabrilend:matrix.org> What if we... Ballots, bodies, militia and? Jobs are how they deprive us of time and energy. Rent is how they deprive us of value. Fox news is how they deprive us of a well regulated militia (and point it at our feet) Sugar laced foods are how they turn our bodies against us Ballots are how they deprive us of faith Schools are how they take our curiosity, as teachers are not given freedom to fully explain. Meh... There's so many more. It's pointless to elaborate. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────┘ --- #4 fediverse/4300 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── @user-467 democracy works best with a well-informed populace, and those who are against democracy would do anything to make it harder to be "well-informed" - including diluting the pool of candidates in order to make it harder to research them. ... Or maybe it was the first time and none of the candidates realized they'd be running against so many people? I'm not sure, I'm on the other side of forest park and I had at most 5ish options, and no ranked choice voting. : ( I think this might be one of the reasons political parties formed, way back in the distant days of yore. Much easier to say "I agree with this group of people so I'm voting for who they champion" than "I don't know how to pick between 30+ candidates (who I don't know because this is the past and we don't have the internet back then ... back now) ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #5 fediverse/3196 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: politics-mentione-cursing-mentioned │ └─────────────────────────────────────────────┘ @user-1475 @user-1476 @user-1280 @user-1074 @user-1477 @user-1478 the alternative is lateral thinking. In the given example with leaded gasoline, the answer is to limit the usage of all gasoline, not just the leaded kind. However that is not in the best interests of anyone, at least short term, so it's not likely to happen. lateral, long-term thinking. Do what you can in the moment to make the world better. Pick the best out of all the options presented to you, and if your options only treat the symptoms and not the problem, try and identify solutions that would treat the problem. Then, pick the better of the two options which treat the symptom, and moving forward work toward implementing the solution which fixes the problem. Hence, why we should vote Democrat, but ONLY with the real solution in mind. what kind of solution would you have? I know mine. I can tell you about it if you'd like. The most important thing is that you share and build for that future. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #6 fediverse/2539 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌─────────────────────────────┐ │ CW: re: housing-crisis-idea │ └─────────────────────────────┘ @user-1074 true. your idea is more revolutionary, mine is more reformist. each would be more fit for different political environments. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #7 fediverse/3168 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ You know how we select from amongst our number electors and representatives who vote on our behalf? Truly an excellent strategy in the era of instant communication, an aft-gone luxury that our ancient forebearers surely would have incorporated into their nationbuilding design, if they had had it. I can't help but wonder if it would be a useful strategy to "give" our votes to a representative who voted on our behalf. Most people do not care and cannot possess the capacity to care about voting, but if they gave their vote to someone they trusted who they had a personal connection to beyond party loyalty, then perhaps we could mandate voting I can't help but wonder what that would do to our electoral landscape. If voting is mandated, and as easy as pointing at someone and saying "yeah whatever she picks", then perhaps the old white grannies with quivering lower lips who stare with hatred whenever a black person walks past and chat with their gal pals at church wouldn't have as much power over us. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #8 fediverse_boost/4419 --- ◀─╔════════════════════════[BOOST]═════════════════════════──────────────────────╗ ║ ┌────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ ║ ║ │ I've had this #cartoon in my files for decades. It's no longer a cartoon but the reality many Americans voted for. │ ║ ║ │ #election #politics #fascism #pollution #press #news #trump #corporatism │ ║ ║ └────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ ║ ╠─────────┐ ┌───────────╣ ║ similar │ chronological │ different ║ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────┴───────╝─▶ --- #9 fediverse/1342 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── we should be able to vote on "minors DNI" tags that mechanically prevent people who didn't lie about their age when creating their account from viewing a piece of data transmitted over the internet and if it's suitably controversial then no matter which way the vote swings it gets blocked (temporarily) anyway sorry I was connecting to a "think of the children" kind of person recently and that's what my brain came up with >.> ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #10 fediverse/2238 --- ╔═════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┐ ║ ┌──────────────────────┐ │ ║ │ CW: uspol │ │ ║ └──────────────────────┘ │ ║ │ ║ │ ║ two parties obviously can cause division. │ ║ │ ║ but it can also give you the ability to "tune for balance", while a single │ ║ monolith strives straight into disaster. │ ║ │ ║ and disaster will come, for the future is a shifting and dynamic place, and │ ║ the best laid rail lines can't handle sudden floods. │ ║ │ ║ we have ranked choice voting now, and if you vote on how important each │ ║ decision is to you (via smartphone app once or twice a day, in a way that can │ ║ be changed later as your feelings shift) │ ║ │ ║ [6+months-later] │ ║ │ ║ ... then you can have left unity for long-term governance by having cohesion │ ║ at one end, and dispersion on the other. │ ║ │ ║ If everyone votes, then we can ensure (based on voted priority) that each │ ║ issue trends towards an equal exchange. │ ║ │ ║ (I'm sure there will be issues but we're all cool and pretty chill so we'll │ ║ figure it out) │ ║ │ ║ [6+ months later] │ ║ │ ║ okay we're battle-hardened vets, but we hold true to our values and so we can │ ║ remember the spirit of unity we wept for. │ ║ │ ║ ... I'm better at writing than making sandwiches. BRB │ ╟─────────┐ ┌───────────┤ ║ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╚═════════╧══════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────┴──────────┘ --- #11 fediverse/4459 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ democrats probably won't fight for socialism, but they sure as heck will fight against republicans. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────┘ --- #12 fediverse/3015 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1428 @user-1280 @user-1429 it's not a contest of "who can spend more" their voters already believe what they believe. nothing will change their mind. so there's little purpose for their money. our voters need encouragement to come out and vote. The more people that vote, the more democrats tend to win. This speaks to a demographic advantage to the left, as more people can always be introduced to our ideas. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────┘ --- #13 fediverse/2959 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ @user-1396 it isn't a vote between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump - it's a vote between democrat or republican. always has been. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #14 fediverse/3797 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────── @user-570 unless you meant canada. I vote no on that, because there's very little difference between there and here. I mean, it's colder, which is nice. But don't move because of politics or whatever. We can handle that. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────┘ --- #15 fediverse/1838 --- ═════════════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────── Gee I sure wish my country didn't hold the decisionmaking capability from me by gatekeeping it behind elections and polling. Sure wish our media wasn't so involved in decisionmaking - isn't it something we should talk about amongst ourselves? To find out how we feel, and really explore our feelings around a topic before expressing ourselves. Ideally more often than twice a year, perhaps whenever we want? ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧══════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────┘ --- #16 fediverse/3551 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────── ┌────────────────────────┐ │ CW: politics-mentioned │ └────────────────────────┘ liberalism is capitalism with a dash of globalism. they are of the right, and it is important to have a right-wing party because a one-winged bird cannot fly. there are legitimate benefits to their philosophies, and they may be applied to all kinds of systems, even those that do not utilize currency at all. however, in modern america, there is another party, a party farther to the right, a party which is voted into power based on culture, something unassailable and inalienable and yet always perpetually under threat. or so they make it seem. this "farther-to-the-right" party is duplicitous in it's ideals. their persona is that of businessmen, familymen, and journeymen. they claim to be farmers, pastors, and step-fathers. but they are something more, something behind their mask, that those who vote for them cannot see. for they were all of them, deceived... another plan was made. a project, if you will, to be implemented posthaste, in merely a single-year's time. it's cruelty indeed. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────┘ --- #17 fediverse/2790 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── ┌──────────────────────┐ │ CW: uspol │ └──────────────────────┘ look all I'm saying is the results this election decides whether you should trust the government or the corporations more. and they both want things that you don't, in addition to things you do. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ --- #18 fediverse/1388 --- ════════════════════════════════════════════════─────────────────────────────────── @user-969 @user-970 When you choose, you choose a 33% chance when they choose which door to remove, they are removing 50% of the possible wrong answers. which means when you get the chance to choose again, your 33% chance (which is locked in stone) is now boosted to a 50% chance, but only if you switch. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────────────────┘ --- #19 messages/599 --- ═══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════──────────────────────── If you live in a red state, come to a blue state *now*. If you live in a blue state, house people. Let them come, and let the right leave. They probably won't, but if they try to, let them. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────┘ --- #20 fediverse/2971 --- ══════════════════════════════════════════════════════───────────────────────────── @user-1407 @user-855 @user-1408 moving forward, for every year we have democrats in charge is another year we can buy solar panels, drones, 3d printers, and other supplies. every year the fascists are in charge is another year we have to fight. I'd rather buy more time than spend it wisely, as buying time costs labor while spending it costs blood. ┌─────────┐ ┌───────────┐ │ similar │ chronological │ different │ ╘═════════╧╧═══════════════════════════════════════════════────────────────────────────┘ |