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Swing state vs non swing state is a fallacy. Unless your vote were literally the tie-breaker (unlikely) in a swing state, it’s no different than in a non-swing state.

The truth is every vote is just a regular person like you casting a ballot, no matter the result. You have neither control over nor certainty about what anyone else will do. So vote if you think everyone in your shoes should vote, stay home if you think everyone in your shoes should stay home.

Full disclosure: I voted for Trump even though I’m registered in CA. I wanted to repudiate the Regime to the greatest extent possible, and voting for the Orange Man Bad was one small way of doing that.

Like many Trump voters (first time for me) I am under no delusions that he’s the second coming of Thomas Jefferson. He’s a flawed person, but I can live with that because he is an actual person, not an empty vessel for The Regime. And he was MUCH better on foreign policy and social policy than The war-mongering Regime.

Trump’s covid response was abominable, and he’s never apologized for fast-tracking the clot shot. Hopefully RFK changes that, but I’m not banking on it.

Anyway, just my thoughts — I don’t agree with the people here that think voting is futile. Yes, both parties are the same, have the same clients, but a vote for Trump isn’t a vote for the uniparty IMO, it’s a vote against it.

And if I turn out to be wrong (and I might be because honestly I have no way of knowing for sure), I am at peace knowing that there was nothing to lose because The Regime is the nut low.

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Duncan Cary Palmer 1y ago

Hey, Friend,

I'm responding with my personal worldview; not a criticism of yours, but a counterpoint for comparison / contrast / contemplation stimulation.

No man (or group of men) has the right to govern other men by coercive use of force (force being the foundation of all nation-states and their subsidiary governments). Consequently, I will never again vote for any human being seeking a role in such an organization.

One human alone has any right to rule, by virtue of the fact that he is the God who created all things, and who became a man in order to comprehend, sympathize with, and rescue us from our human failings. The human I speak of is, of course, known as Jesus.

Lest anyone rankle at my assertion, please know that the outstandingly GOOD NEWS is that Jesus genuinely loves his creation (think of how you feel about your writing, your children, any other beautiful creation of your own) and literally has our best interest at heart at all times... What politician can you ever say THAT about?

Voting for other rulers is counterproductive. It sends the wrong message. It strengths a corrupt, degenerate, centralized system at a time when instead we need to be devising and supporting 100% decentralized, voluntary, local self-organized community societies.

My two (or three) cents, and thanks for your as always thoughtful share on this topic.🙏🏻😃💜🫂💖😆👍

https://peakd.com/library/@creatr/the-kingdom-of-jesus-god-the-heavens-my-library-shelf

Chris Liss 1y ago

I respect that. I look at it as voting for the administrator who will most honor his oath of office which is to uphold the constitution which via the Bill of Rights codifies into law much of what you just said.

It’s all about what others cannot force you to do. This present regime does not respect it.