I would agree with you, had I not just had a conversation with a friend about a discord they’re in being infected with the “U.S. is a totalitarian state” tankie bullshit.

Indoctrination works both ways, it isn’t just conservatives.

Not funding a genocide is a tanky thing?

Lmao. The word had officially lost all meaning.

Linux and programming are not necessarily signs of overall intelligence.

You sure do not have any idea who I voted for beyond Bernie. I always look up candidates and pick the ones with better access to healthcare, education, working environment, etc.

So… no, that’s not even remotely true. The percentage of third party votes would not have helped Hillary win the 2016 election. She ran a terrible campaign and completely ignored the key states: Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania. All 3 states, at least at the time, were considered heavily blue states, and she proceeded to lose in all 3. Her campaign lacked a clear, articulated message that spoke to voters to draw out a significant voter turnout, and just underestimated the populism aspect of Trump’s run. He was full of shit and his legacy will be the conservative supreme court justices he left behind, but his campaign promised to revitalize dying blue class industries in the Rust belt which incentivized working class voters in a way that Hillary’s moderate campaign absolutely failed to.

I don’t think the populism factor will attract new voters for this upcoming election, as both Trump and Biden have their core voter bases established. However, the campaign messaging that gives voters incentive for a better turnout will always be the key factor. The message of “Hey, at least I’m not the other guy” does not work. It didn’t work in 2016. Hillary didn’t even learn from her failed campaign because in the aftermath of her defeat she wrote in her book What Happened, “If just 40,000 people across Wisconsin, Michigan, and Pennsylvania had changed their minds, I would have won”. That whole mindset is just so out of touch with the political landscape in 2016, and this upcoming election cycle will be no different.

So, who ARE you voting for, by the way?

First past the post. How does it work???

Let me clarify as in hamburgerland we have a duopoly: the American left vs Mr “just a dictator on day one” with project 2025 heritage foundation puppet strings

How to tell if someone’s a little mushroom:

if the left had a candidate I might understand what you are saying.

“Sleepy Joe is not even worthy of consideration, he’s barely a human! Hillary’s emails!”

But I’m sure behind the screen you’re very impartial.