• AmidFuror@fedia.io
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    17 hours ago

    I decide how I will vote based on whether the candidate is close enough to me across all issues. I don’t support genocide, but Harris hasn’t advocated launching strikes against Israeli military bases. That’s a minus. I support aggressively addressing climate change, Harris is not aggressive enough on the issue. Another minus. I believe the government should set prices of goods based on the needs of the populace. Harris wants to impact the prices of some goods, but she supports free market pricing for others. Minus again. I believe in the rights of the innocent in our judicial system. Harris is a former prosecutor.

    Harris doesn’t check enough boxes for me, so I’m doing what I did in 2020 again. I’m voting for the only person who truly aligns with my beliefs - myself. Please join me by writing each of yourselves in for President in 2024.

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      How does that voting strategy effect policies aligned with your concerns?

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        There’s a difference between i) writing a satirical comment that makes an extreme version of an argument to draw attention to the general argument’s flaws and ii) trolling people by continuing to pretend to hold a silly point of view, drawing them into a protracted argument.

        I’d prefer to treat your question as rhetorical.

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          Satire typically requires a position which is distinguishable from sincerely held beliefs.