Eric McCorkle on Nostr: Common anti-electoral position: "I don't want to vote for the lesser of two evils" In ...
Common anti-electoral position: "I don't want to vote for the lesser of two evils"
In reality, living in a democratic society means compromise. Only a vanishingly small sliver of the population is ever going to be completely satisfied with a candidate; it's just statistics.
Be particularly wary of people who seem to talk about this as an "impediment". An impediment... to what, exactly?
#DebunkingAntiElectoral #politics #ProElectoral
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