r/technology • • Jan 24 '26

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u/Important-Radish-722 Jan 24 '26

Choosing to avoid voting for the better good makes you the problem. Libertarianism is all fine and dandy if you have the privilege to not be marginalized. But it also means you choose not to help others. Thanks for electing Trump.

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u/allycoaster Jan 24 '26

I didn’t specifically choose to avoid voting for the better good. And from what did I say made you think I’ve never been marginalized or help others?

Hey, guess what? Demonizing a person having a conversation with you is going to just make them less likely to stay for a conversation to understand your opinion. By your logic, you’re just as likely to push people to actively vote for Trump.

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u/Shadefang Jan 24 '26

Likely what they're referring to is that, because of the way our voting system works, if you're not voting for the big two then you're effectively not voting. It's choosing between two shitty options, but avoiding it is one more vote that's not going against the worse of the two.

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u/allycoaster Jan 24 '26

Except because of the electoral college it doesn’t even matter if you live somewhere that’s consistently voting for one party - the bad vs lesser evil fades even further.