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[–] Hideakikarate@sh.itjust.works 100 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Even as a joke, I hate it when people write in candidates like this. It reminds me of people writing "Harambe" when that was recent.

[–] tacosanonymous@lemm.ee 91 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You can print off sample ballots and make memes all day.

A little levity during this crisis is understandable. As long as the context is clear that wasting votes isn’t cool.

[–] The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 35 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Yeah, I think sometimes dumb memes are good to break the tension. A lot of people are on edge today.

[–] Xanis@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago

I know I am, and I usually deal with stress rather well. There's a different weight to it this time.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago

I can't vote, not American, and honestly that doesn't make it easier. I don't want to have to go back to falling asleep wondering what bullshit I'll wake up to every. Fucking. Night. I'll take what laughs I can, but day drinking might be an option tomorrow.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I have several local races with only a single Republican candidate.

It doesn't matter if I write John Smith or Harambe, it isn't like the one on the ticket is going to lose and at least I got to vent a little. Best case the news does a little story on funny write in candidates.

Argh, why didn't I think of doing that?

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 4 points 1 week ago

Vote for "Pleasegod Anyoneelse"

[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Yup, there's a legitimate purpose to spoiling your ballot

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Write in candidates don't spoil a ballot.

[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They do depending on what you write in, and writing in a candidate that's not eligible is spoiling adjacent if not outright spoiling

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Yeah, the same way that rare is adjacent to eating raw meat.

[–] Kalkaline@leminal.space 6 points 1 week ago

A most somber dick out for my boy.

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago

You know photographs can be faked, right?