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[–]slushpilot 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

how anyone can really vote ... if you care at all about democracy

But, that's—exactly how democracy works?

It's true you might not get what you think you're voting for, but all politicians lie or often turn out to be worse in practice than in theory.

the most important ones - like healthcare and global warming

These are indeed important. But first, if people can't even talk to each other then how can they hope to resolve anything else, especially big questions like that? It has to start with not silencing the opposing voice, which you must allow to be heard, if you care about democracy.

[–]immersang 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

But, that's—exactly how democracy works?

It's true you might not get what you think you're voting for, but all politicians lie or often turn out to be worse in practice than in theory.

You just deleted a crucial part of the quote (the "for Trump" part) and then pretended like the poster doesn't want people to vote in general. What the hell?

[–]slushpilot 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Because that's exactly the point: you still get a vote in democracy, no matter who it's for or how terrible they are.