voting is not harm reduction. voting is not harm prevention.
the office of the president is an inherently harm-causing institution. it does not matter if Trump would cause more harm than Harris; they are both going to cause harm, because the federal government enacts harm every day, harm that is dictated by presidential policy, congressional policy, military policy, regulatory policy.
Congress is also an inherently harm-causing institution. it cannot be otherwise because the laws Congress enacts are enforced by the executive, and those laws include things like KOSA.
you cannot meaningfully reduce or prevent the causing of harm through voting. to claim otherwise is a harmful act that diminishes restorative and rehabilitative justice. all of those motherfuckers on the ballot will happily sell you out—just look at the ones who voted for KOSA who have a D by their name.
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