practice voting strategically, it’s certainly a thing that exists

When I say I don’t believe in it, I mean I don’t believe in DOING it. Kind of like amish don’t belive in grounded electricity. Meaning, obviously the know it exists, but the choose not to use it.

So no, I don’t believe in voting strategically. Maybe it’s something you want to do. I don’t. So I won’t.

What are you talking about?

I’m talking about the fact that people don’t necessarily believe in the same things you do. You do realize that half of the country votes for Trump because they actually LIKE him and his policies, right? They aren’t doing it, to just “show the libs.”

As strange as it may seem to this Lemmy community, there are people who like Trump and what he stands for. I don’t. But that doesn’t make it any less valid that they do. I respect their rights to think that.

People living under dictatorships, authoritarian regimes, and week democracies do not necessarily think in unison.

And YOU believe that is what Trump will create. Many people DON’T think that. You do realize lots of people don’t think that Trump is (or wants) a dictatorship, right.

YOU think that. Many in your social circle think that. But not everyone does.

I personally don’t like Trump. I won’t be voting for him. But I do not think that a Trump win means we have “dictatorship.” I don’t. And you can spare your opinions and your examples. I respect your right to have your opinion, but I don’t agree. That’s it.

Voting for a 3rd party candidate does nothing for you, while voting for a major party candidate possibly can do something for you.

In YOUR opinion. But it does do something for me in MY opinion. I am proudly voting 3rd party. Accept it. Disagree with it, but accept it.

I like Jill Stein, and I’m voting for her. We can move on.

The world won’t end if Harris wins. The world won’t end if Trump wins. Nor will America. I promise.