I have problems with people who abstained. The hard thing is, how do you change voter behavior?

  • spujb@lemmy.cafeOP
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    9 hours ago

    fair enough!

    for what it’s worth i’m probably one of the people you thought was a russian troll. so here’s some blame for old time’s sake: Biden is partially responsible for the estimated 200k deaths in Gaza and still has blood on his hands. i voted for Harris but like many i advocated for her to diverge from Biden on Gaza for her entire campaign.

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      7 hours ago

      That’s not the view the people I’m talking about were voicing. The people I’m talking about were saying Biden/Harris or Trump would be the same for Gaza so they weren’t going vote or were voting third party that way magically the blood isn’t on their hands. “How is Trump worse for Gaza?” was a common response to calling them out.

      This take of vote harris and advocate for her to do better on Gaza is not the take I was seeing and it’s not one I have an issue with since it was my view as well. Espousing that view in those threads just resulted in obtuse takes per the above.

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        5 hours ago

        ah also fair! I only assumed because i myself have also been accused of being a Russian operative many times

        I guess the real “both sides” was all along just the answer to “who here works in a troll farm?” ;P