• nibbler@discuss.tchncs.de
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    1 day ago

    hehe, I agree with you. If we don’t get what we want we root for the worst possible outcome, and just hope that we are important then!

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      1 day ago

      we root for the worst possible outcome

      The meme is about voting third party, not Republican.

      But yes, there have to be consequences to us not getting what we want. It’s a very simple concept.

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          1 day ago

          What’s “horrible” about it? It’s a very simple negotiating tactic that even a toddler can understand. The difference is that we aren’t throwing a fit because we didn’t get some toy we wanted or something, we’re throwing a fit because people are being murdered en masse before our eyes. If ever there was an appropriate time to throw a fit, that time is now.

          Since our cause is correct and indisputably justified, the only thing that matters is whether the tactic is effective or not. And obviously it is effective, if the other side is being intransigent as they are, then “Do what we want, or else,” packs a lot more punch than “Do what we want, pretty please?”

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              11 hours ago

              Well, if it didn’t, then perhaps there’s no way to get them to do what we want and in that case it is imperative that they be replaced as soon as possible, a goal that is also furthered by voting third party.