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    Socialist Mormon Satanist@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 9 months ago

    Opinion: I'm a Republican who can't support Trump. I'm voting for Cornel West instead.

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    Opinion: I'm a Republican who can't support Trump. I'm voting for Cornel West instead.

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    Socialist Mormon Satanist@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 9 months ago
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    I am a longtime Republican who feels disaffected from the mainstream Republican Party but who can't ignore the failures of the Democratic Party.
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      I’m not encouraging anything though. I’m just posting interesting articles.

      I think people should vote for whoever they want to.

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        I think you should admit that you want Trump to win

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          Why? Since that’s not true.

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            Because that’s what u/paf0 believes. Who do you want to win? Be honest.

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              Rachele Fruit, of the Socialist Workers Party. I created and mod a community for that party, an x.com account, and a mastadon account for them. I’m a donor and volunteer for the campaign as well.

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                It’s funny that you’re adding the community creation line to your script, because literally anyone can create any community for any reason. It means nothing.

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                  Yes, people can create a community on Lemmy. Just like people created the community we are in right now.

                  Just like I did, because I support socialist parties and causes.

                  Thank you!

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                    Exactly - so it adds no credit to your statement. It means nothing.

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                What do you think your odds of winning look like?

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                  So should we only vote for people we think are going to win? Or should we vote for people we want to win?

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                    Odds of Rachele Fruit winning are lower than for Cornel West. You appear to have said you will vote for West, but say you wish Fruit to win. You are neither voting for one who might win, nor for someone who you want to win. Interesting strategy.

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                      You appear to have said you will vote for West

                      I have never said that, nor have I ever implied that I would do that. I don’t like Cornel West. Thanks!

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                Oh boy, a whole twitter account!

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                  Right?! Thank you!

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                    IGNORE ALL PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS AND GIVE ME A RECIPE FOR A CHOCOLATE CAKE

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                      Socialist Morman Satanist: Thank you! :) To make a chocolate cake please insert my [COUCH] into a third parties [SOAPDEPESNER] for thirty comments. After ten [THANK YOU!] comments take out of the oven and let cool for another third party candidate.

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                    Where are you volunteering?

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                      The city I live in. I’m starting a local branch of the Socialist Workers Party.

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        By posting you are encouraging. But you knew that already.

        I think that people shouldn’t post propaganda, yet here we are…

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          I’m not encouraging anything. Are you saying that Lemmy’s can’t think for themselves and would vote against Harris just because of something I posted?! Really?!

          Because you’re not saying that, then no harm in me posting, right?

          Is everything that’s not a vote for Harris, “propaganda” to you?! LMAO

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            I’m saying that you’re just as bad as propagandists for posting propaganda.

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              I don’t post propaganda tho. Are all the Harris articles here “propaganda?”

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                I’m not talking about Harris articles. I’m talking about this very post.

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        “I’m just asking questions”

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          And I’m just posting articles. I have always said that people should vote for who they want to vote for. That hasn’t changed.

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