Serious statement: I don't understand the argument that not voting for Harris was the morally correct thing to do, because of Gaza. Why does anyone believe this?

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And I'm being serious. I feel like there might be an argument there, I just don't understand it. Can someone please "steelman" that argument for me?

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But inversion didnt

I voted third party.

Read it again.

Whoooosh (Listen, I know you got the point, you know the point I made, we gonna disagree no matter what, let's move on)

I just want to hear you say that votes cast not for your party aren't legitimate votes

In a 2 party system, voting for a 3rd party doesn't count. Not of course in a literal sense, they are counted...but they provide zero value.

I just want to hear you say that votes cast not for your party aren’t legitimate votes

Never what I said, nor intended

voting for a 3rd party doesn’t count

Whoomp, there it is.

Never what I said, nor intended, and you know this. Don't be weird.