Olgratin_Magmatoe ,

If you’re considering any vote that isn’t for trump to be against trump than my psl ballot is against trump too and voting “against” trump is a meaningless distinction.

The only currently available candidate that stands a chance is Biden. I know you cover that in your next sentence so:

If only a vote for a candidate that has a chance at beating trump counts as a vote against him then unless the polls change somehow your Biden vote isn’t a vote “against” trump.

Biden has still has a chance of beating Trump. The polls are horseshit.

If you’re suggesting that only a vote for the candidate who has the best chance to beat trump counts as a vote against trump, you’re discounting the fact that Biden doesn’t have to be that candidate. He could still step down or not be selected at the convention.

If that were to happen I would be elated.

It is not semantics to be clear about how the electoral system works. Votes are for candidates, not against them. It’s important to recognize that because parties will look at vote totals to see what is acceptable political action, messaging, etc.

You can say what you like, but this is still just semantics. I understand what you're saying is technically correct, but you're missing the point of what is being said when somebody says they are voting against something.

You're ignoring the intended meaning and focusing on the technical mechanics.

and accept that their vote for Biden is literally a vote in support of his aid and denial of a genocide that we see disgusting images of everyday.

A vote for a candidate is not a blanket support for all policies and actions they make.

from a person who actually is considering voting for trump.

Then you're an even bigger fool than you initially let on.

That’s who you wanna convince, right? The undecided voter? How do you expect to convince someone who can remember no genocide when they compare it with the presence of a genocide?

This isn't my job. And you're not who I'm here to convince.

I think you have a deeply flawed and warped worldview if you would say the blood of Palestinians is on the hands of every taxpayer.

Every single tax payer is ultimately sending their money to the federal government, who then uses that money to bomb and kill Palestinians. Most states gave police training ops with the IDF.

That's not a warped view, those are the facts, and it means blood is on all of our hands.

despite a majority in favor of ending arms shipments and immediate ceasefire, Biden continues on.

And yet we pay our taxes, which kills Palestinians. You bear responsibility just as I. You can't avoid that anymore than you can avoid a Trump/Biden winning.

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