Parzivus [any]

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  • Parzivus [any]@hexbear.nettopolitics@hexbear.netI am voting socialist 2024
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    1 year ago

    The two party system is so dominant in the US that a tie is more likely than a third party winning any state - it hasn’t happened since 1968. Personally, Id be thrilled to see a PSL or Green win, but it’s not even really worth the effort of voting.

    That’s only true on the national level though, local elections can have a pretty big impact on your life and third parties perform better.





  • I think the other people telling you to cut him off or calling him a fascist are going a little far. “Might as well” isn’t exactly a Kamala canvasser, lots of people get alienated in America. The obvious question to ask would be “is the difference big enough to bother voting,” and question why his politics have changed.

    Ultimately he’s your friend and you know him better than anyone on a reddit spinoff forum, and its your call whether to convince him to vote differently or if this should affect your friendship.















  • So now that the Israeli attack on Iran is over, there’s been some chatter among war nerds about the fact that Israel struck some air defense sites and… nothing else. There is very little evidence of further damage or attempts to kill Iranian leadership.

    In fact, I’m not aware of any credible reports of Israeli jets over Iran at all, which is IDF’s main method of operation - using expensive stealth jets that get in close and drop cheap bombs. Saves a ton of money over using missiles if your planes don’t get shot down.

    The implication is that Israel is unwilling or unable to put jets over Iran, maybe even calling off that portion of the strike at the last minute. That massively limits their offensive ability against Iran. Makes you wonder where Israel goes from here; they can’t meaningfully hurt Iran, they can’t push into Lebanon, and their soldiers are killing themselves over going back into Gaza. What’s next?