It works both ways, but it depends on who you think should be president.
If you prefer Trump, then yes, sitting out is a half vote for Biden.
You’d think that Clovis, who posts so much about facts and logic would be content to say things that are literally true instead of things like not voting for Biden is the same as voting for Trump. I’m pretty sure I even posted a mathematical proof that it isn’t.
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People are critical of chads because he’s openly declared that he’s going to sit out this election.
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“Not voting for Biden is the same a voting for trump.”
And
“Not voting for Biden is saying there is no real difference between trump and Biden.”
Are of course not the same thing but you know that.
I can look it up if need be. I’m sure you’ve said not voting Biden is the same as voting Trump or something equivalent.
Neither of those statements are true though.
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I’ll do it for you.
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I stand by the swing state part. The other part is dumb.
The section on immigration will include a performance by Prince Royce. How shook are conservatives going to be that Democrats are giving time to (what I presume will be) a non-English musical performance?
How is this controversial, though? If you prefer Biden to Trump, and you don’t vote, then you are essentially partially voting for Trump by conceding him your vote.
If you don’t care who wins, then who cares if you don’t vote?
I’m pretty sure I’m in the top 10% of UP posters in terms of frequency criticizing Dems. I’m also pretty sure I’ve ripped Biden to shreds repeatedly in the past. I’m also pretty sure I am on the record saying Obama was bad on this issue.
There’s a very strong “Don’t vote for Biden he won’t do any better,” vibe.
This doesn’t feel like other times.
Because it’s wrong. You even tried to do a little math and said something about half a vote before and now you’re saying “essentially partially”. If you think saying 1/2 = 1 makes you look like you really hate Trump more than everyone else, I guess go for it.
It would be the most Gen-X thing ever for the presidency to skip right over us and go to straight to Millennials.
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I had this exact same thought yesterday. Quintessential Gen X.
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You make some good points, I’ve decided not to vote at all because obviously four more years of Trump would be equally bad to four years of Joe Biden. I live in Pennsylvania, but hey, whatever the fuck happens it’s equally bad either way, right?
I’m sure Biden’s DOJ will send secret police into Richmond to beat the shit out of Chad’s friends. I’m sure Biden’s ICE will rip just as many kids away from families. I’m sure Biden’s administration will be equally bad on climate change. I’m sure Biden will ban as many Muslims as he can.
This way I don’t even have to worry about whether Trump’s USPS crony can manage to keep my vote from being counted - something I’m sure Biden’s administration would also do.
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Shrug, I’m not telling you not to vote Biden. Voting really doesn’t make a difference though, as poker players we know this. It does help people feel as if they have control over something they absolutely do not.
People pushing for people who are not members of their party to vote for their candidate do not get to do so without expecting some pushback.
Cool, dude. If we lose, enjoy our dictatorship. See you in camp when they round us up.
Please explain why voting doesn’t matter for us poker players. TIA.
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Individually your vote is statistically insignificant. It is not worth it to go through the effort from a selfish standpoint, especially if you have to do so in person.
That doesn’t mean you shouldn’t do it.
