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Anyone who refused to vote for VP Harris by either not voting, or voting third party, was a vote for trump. (Original Post) JohnSJ Tuesday OP
Yes, they are just as guilty is if they voted for Trump Walleye Tuesday #1
Mathematically incorrect. Terry_M Tuesday #2
That proposition is logically incoherent n/t Shrek Tuesday #3
Fuck anyone and everyone that didn't support and vote for Hillary and Kamala. W_HAMILTON Tuesday #4
They'll be there next time too with their dumb phony "reasons" based on disinformation, emotion and ignorance. betsuni Tuesday #5
Jill Stein voters jerk off to the delusion that they're "teaching us a lesson" but then Grokenstein Tuesday #6
Putin backed her DENVERPOPS Tuesday #12
Some of them remain proud of their decision. cab67 Tuesday #19
Most of them is more accurate SocialDemocrat61 Tuesday #21
"If an action of good intent leads to bad results, then, in the actor's eyes, not he but the world, or the betsuni Tuesday #22
100% agree. K&R nt PunkinPi Tuesday #7
Fight backwords? SalamanderSleeps Tuesday #8
Same question orangecrush Tuesday #15
Absolutely. Those people helped put trump back in office. Paladin Tuesday #9
We see statistical evidence that even those who did vote were disenfranchised. The finger pointing is meaningless live love laugh Tuesday #10
Actually DownriverDem Tuesday #14
Rinse, wash, repeat. Autumn Tuesday #11
Guess what? DownriverDem Tuesday #13
Not strictly true; depends on the state krkaufman Tuesday #16
I'm not sure how often this needs to come up... Hope22 Tuesday #17
And here we are mcar Tuesday #18
The beatings will continue until morale improves. nt scipan Tuesday #20

betsuni

(28,018 posts)
5. They'll be there next time too with their dumb phony "reasons" based on disinformation, emotion and ignorance.
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 07:05 AM
Tuesday

Grokenstein

(6,043 posts)
6. Jill Stein voters jerk off to the delusion that they're "teaching us a lesson" but then
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 07:27 AM
Tuesday

when the consequences come they claim their vote didn't make a difference.

Ironically they very rarely learn, being the most precious smartest people in the room and all that.

DENVERPOPS

(12,705 posts)
12. Putin backed her
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 08:48 AM
Tuesday

just to split the votes away from Hillary..........

That exact splitting away the vote was done by Josie Heath here in Colorado, she didn't win the primary as the Dem candidate for U.S. Senate, Dottie Lamb did, so Josie ran as an independent, taking enough votes away from Lamm so the Republican Won........cute......

cab67

(3,402 posts)
19. Some of them remain proud of their decision.
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 09:19 AM
Tuesday

They are immune to anything that might make them reflect on what they caused.

SocialDemocrat61

(4,874 posts)
21. Most of them is more accurate
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 12:21 PM
Tuesday

and they still brag about it. And they refuse to take any responsibility for the consequences of their actions.

betsuni

(28,018 posts)
22. "If an action of good intent leads to bad results, then, in the actor's eyes, not he but the world, or the
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 01:20 PM
Tuesday

stupidity of other men is responsible for the evil." Max Weber

"When you think about it, Weber's insight is a bit of a shock. It says quite plainly that in some crucial ways, radicals are not trying to win. They are trying to 'do the right thing' regardless of consequences. Given a choice, radicals would rather be 'right' than obtain what they agree is the best possible outcome. They seem to think 'possible' is a dirty word. So it's no surprise they often defeat themselves. ... In my experience, such thinking is usually accompanied by an excuse when it is challenged ... Then, when pressed, they rationalize their irresponsible behavior with some story about how the forces of history will prove them right in the end. But really, they do what they do because their religion tells them what's 'right,' saving them the trouble of taking responsibility for their actions.

"The radical ethic of conviction: Make your moral judgements without considering that there are bad actors who may cause your action to result in unwanted outcome. Liberal ethic of responsibility: People should strive for good outcomes given reality, bad actors and all.

"The difference between liberal and radicals ... is not wanting fundamental change for the better. The difference is that liberals think strategically about the real world when trying to change it for the better. And that's why they have had success. ... The biggest progressive changes have happened under Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, FDR, LBJ and Obama. All were liberals."

Steven Stoft "How Democrats Win, Resisting Dark-Side Radicalism"

Paladin

(30,811 posts)
9. Absolutely. Those people helped put trump back in office.
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 07:47 AM
Tuesday

And they damned sure ought to make amends for it in the future.

krkaufman

(13,919 posts)
16. Not strictly true; depends on the state
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 08:58 AM
Tuesday

Some can use the electoral college as a defense.

Hope22

(4,018 posts)
17. I'm not sure how often this needs to come up...
Tue Jun 17, 2025, 09:08 AM
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…but in this instance I am going to add anyone who did not take to the streets when TSF said Elon helped him win the election is guilty of letting our system be killed right before our eyes. The fact is we do not know how many people voted for Harris. We never will and that is a problem. Saturday proved that people can get off the couch….if they choose!

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