no one fucking told me about states banning RCV during all that yapping on here about how i should VOTE THIRD PARTY OR ELSE IM COMPLICIT in the DNCs CRIMES

it may or may not be joever, very blackpilled at this moment

edit it’s actually 10 states. 5 in the past two months.

  • PeggyLouBaldwin@lemmy.world
    11·
    23 days ago

    have you considered that “the end justify the means” is bad, actually, and that deontological ethics are the only way to actually be sure you are doing the right thing?

    • AeonFelis@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      22 days ago

      This is an acceptable position. “Even if you think murder is good in a specific case - don’t. Too many past murderers also tried to justify their acts. We humans are too good at self serving rationalization to be trusted with such things”

      The problem with this, is that you can’t drag that solution to the voting issue. It works for the trolley problem because it relies on the fact that murder is a big taboo. Voting isn’t a big taboo - you don’t have a long history of “voting is bad” consensus. That idea is new, and has to stand on its own merits.

            • AeonFelis@lemmy.worldEnglish
              2·
              21 days ago

              Let’s say Alice has a lead of one vote over Bob.

              • If one Alice voter decided to vote for Bob instead - Bob will have a lead of one vote.
              • If two Alice voters decide to abstain from voting - Bob will also have a lead of one vote.

              Two non-voters are equivalent to one voter switching sides. Therefore - one non-vote is equivalent to half a vote for the opponent.