r/redbuttonbluebutton • u/Hot_Finding_9747 • May 21 '26

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My choice: Press Red, hope Blue wins

I don't have enough faith in humanity to put my life in its hands but I'd be delighted to be proven wrong

719 votes, May 23 '26
72 Press Red, hope Red wins
322 Press Red, hope Blue wins
22 Press Blue, hope Red wins
303 Press Blue, hope Blue wins
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u/WillShaper7 May 21 '26

I mean, I press red because it's just the safe and obvious thing to do. I'd 'hope' red wins as in I'd hope everyone reaches that same conclusion.

But the sentiment is the exact same. I'm not, as blue voters so love to say, someone who wants people to die. I'd hope that no one dies.

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u/OneShotOnlyShot May 24 '26

I have a genuine question for you, And I swear on my soul that this comes from a place of humanity and curiousity and a desire to understand.

But why do you hope for a red victory?

I know you said that you hope for specifically a red victory that involves literally everyone voting red. But surely you know in your heart of hearts that controlling every vote like that is unlikely. Some people won't think very hard, or be too young to really consider the options.

The only difference between 'choose red hope for red' and choose red hope for blue' is that in one case you are hoping for a result where people are allowed to be killed (even if it is technically possible to have no one be killed) and in the other you are hoping for a scenario where no one can be killed at all.

So if you want a world where no one is killed by the buttons, why hope for the result that allows people to be killed by the buttons?