Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) shares his message to voters in the Uncommitted Movement who are considering not voting in the presidential race over the Biden administration's handling of Israel.
  • Samvega@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
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    21 days ago

    Choosing not to vote is participation whether you like it or not.

    I don’t have a choice.

    Your so called protest doesn’t help change the system either.

    No, my personal morality is for me. That’s how personal morality works. Other people can accept that practical reality necessitates killing innocent people if they want. That’s because they are not acting on morality, they are acting on practicality. To the people dying, that distinction does not make much of a difference.

    but not voting doesn’t absolve you

    But I can’t vote.

    You have a chance to help people but you’re too morally pure…

    If it’s ridiculously ‘pure’ to be against killing innocent people then that explains why I don’t feel emotionally attached to being human.

    …tell yourself letting them die was the right choice morally.

    Who am I letting die? I can’t vote.

    If Trump wins and Israel ends up murdering everyone, I’ll come back to this comment and remind you.

    If Harris wins (which I wish could say was almost certain, but it’s scarily close) and Israel ends up murdering everyone without Harris having seriously tried to stop them, will you come back to apologise?