MicroWave@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoLetters to the Editor: Your 'protest vote' for Jill Stein is really a vote for Donald Trumpwww.latimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square111linkfedilinkarrow-up1478arrow-down169
arrow-up1409arrow-down1external-linkLetters to the Editor: Your 'protest vote' for Jill Stein is really a vote for Donald Trumpwww.latimes.comMicroWave@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square111linkfedilink
minus-squareIndustryStandard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down9·2 years agoFor the editor and anyone else who does not understand math: people voting for Trump means Trump gets a vote. A vote for Jill Stein means Trump does not get a vote. Would you rather have someone vote third party or vote Trump?
minus-squareBuddahriffic@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down1·2 years agoThe whole thing feels like an argument intended to push people away rather than rally support.
minus-squareSocialist Mormon Satanist@lemmy.worldBannedlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down7·2 years agoI’ve noticed a LOT of Lemmy’s seem to want to push people away rather than welcome or rally support when it comes to uncommitted voters or third-party voters… Very surprising to me.
minus-squarechakan2@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·2 years agoCorporate says spot the difference here.
minus-squareSocialist Mormon Satanist@lemmy.worldBannedlinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down6·2 years agoExactly! I’ll share your downvotes…but you’re right.
For the editor and anyone else who does not understand math: people voting for Trump means Trump gets a vote.
A vote for Jill Stein means Trump does not get a vote.
Would you rather have someone vote third party or vote Trump?
The whole thing feels like an argument intended to push people away rather than rally support.
I’ve noticed a LOT of Lemmy’s seem to want to push people away rather than welcome or rally support when it comes to uncommitted voters or third-party voters… Very surprising to me.
Corporate says spot the difference here.
Exactly! I’ll share your downvotes…but you’re right.