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In All Seriousness: PSL or Greens? (hexbear.net)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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There's been a lot of memes going around, but I genuinely have a question. If PSL were on the ballot, I would obviously vote for them. However, they're write-in only in my state. Would writing in PSL have the same effect, or could the vote more easily be invalid or ignored.

In other words, is it better to vote for Greens if PSL is write-in only?

EDIT: THANKS FOR INPUT! I've decided to write in Hilary Clinton, have a wonderful day!

But really probably writing in PSL. Elections don't matter too much though, so I'm ever in an area where PSL is active, I'll make sure to join (which has been the plan for a while). Thanks again!

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Reality check: nothing you put there has any effect, and you shouldn't lie to yourself about that. Any choice you make beyond refusing to vote for either of the candidates giving full-throated support for genocide is entirely for your own self-gratification and nothing more. It won't change anyone's mind, it won't build a party, it won't make one iota of material difference in the world.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

I'd personally argue it has about one iota of material difference. Like literally the smallest possible effect. Voting isn't useless, it's just very very incredibly useless.