US citizen abroad — should I abstain, vote PSL, or spoil my ballot? (hexbear.net)

submitted 1 week ago by Erika3sis@hexbear.net to c/electoralism@hexbear.net

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Ultimately even with an absentee ballot I would be voting from stolen land, so this is why I am hesitant.

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[-] Cowbee@hexbear.net 42 points 1 week ago

May as well vote PSL, upward momentum is a good motivator.

[-] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 28 points 1 week ago

upward momentum is a good motivator.

You mean that seeing that a socialist party is doing ever better in the polls creates motivation for socialists to keep fighting?

[-] Cowbee@hexbear.net 33 points 1 week ago

It's just good for agitprop purposes, really, electoralism is worthless.

[-] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 16 points 1 week ago

Yeah, I'm not exactly expecting any amount of voting to actually meaningfully change the trajectory of the USA's immediate future.

[-] nothx@hexbear.net 36 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

If you’re debating between not voting and voting PSL, I would vote PSL. You can then feel a sense of accomplishment if Trump wins and a bunch of scratched liberals blame Claudia and the leftists for existing.

[-] MeowZedong@lemmygrad.ml 19 points 1 week ago

You got me with that one.

All of my lib friends will be doing this to me and one already told me I may as well vote for Trump. I've seriously reconsidered some of those relationships, but most of them are just stuck in the same place I used to be.

[-] nothx@hexbear.net 15 points 1 week ago

Yeah! I run into the same shit with my friends as well and I chalk it up to them just being your standard grade liberals. They are not malicious about it, they just can’t break loose from the bipartisan electoralism. If I cut out all the relationships like this I would have nobody.

[-] Chapo_is_Red@hexbear.net 27 points 1 week ago

Write-in Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden.

[-] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 21 points 1 week ago

I'd rather write in Starlight Glimmer and Sunset Shimmer

[-] SadArtemis@hexbear.net 13 points 1 week ago

But it's Her Turn! And Genocide Joe is the only one who can beat the orange menace!!

i-cant

[-] bbnh69420@hexbear.net 21 points 1 week ago

Might as well vote PSL (how’s that for an electoral chant lmao)

[-] Wakmrow@hexbear.net 19 points 1 week ago

I'll probably vote green, psl is not on my state ballot and I want the Dems to know they could have had my vote. And I want them to see that count and be big mad if they lose.

[-] SevenSkalls@hexbear.net 14 points 1 week ago

Can we vote for Uncommitted in the Presidential election?

[-] Erika3sis@hexbear.net 13 points 1 week ago

Uncle Mitted (no relation)

[-] marx_mentat@hexbear.net 9 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

If you're voting against genocide I'd probably vote green just because they have more ballot access. I'd at least consider it anyway. If they get 5% then the US is forced to give them resources in future elections, which is an achievable number in this election IMO, and would be funny if it happened.