• Rivalarrival@lemmy.todayEnglish
    2·
    3 days ago

    True, and not at all related to the point I was truing to make.

    “America’s favorite color” has a ballot featuring chartreuse, mauve, and taupe. This ballot cannot recognize a majority opinion of red, blue, or green. Those options are simply not present.

    Likewise, the ballot we were given in November had no ability to recognize “no genocide” as a majority opinion.

      • Rivalarrival@lemmy.todayEnglish
        3·
        3 days ago

        That’s a reasonable analogy.

        Of course, when every station is further from your destination than from where you originally started, there’s no point in even getting on the train.

        • T00l_shed@lemmy.world
          11·
          3 days ago

          Sure, but if no station would get you anywhere close to where you want to be I’m not sure what you’re looking for from any political party.

          • Rivalarrival@lemmy.todayEnglish
            2·
            3 days ago

            I’m merely describing how the ballot was incapable of recognizing the majority position of “No Genocide”: There were no “No Genocide” options available on the ballot. One cannot rationally conclude that the majority wanted genocide simply because a genocidal candidate won the election: There was no “no genocide” candidate to vote for.

            If the ballot is a train, the stations on this line are at the sewage treatment plant, the garbage dump, a stagnant swamp, and a rendering plant.

            • T00l_shed@lemmy.world
              13·
              3 days ago

              The majority position was clearly pro genocide, hence trumps win. And as per the train analogy getting closer to the no genocide stop means not voting for the repubs, there was a better chance under Kamala.