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      If only Kamala had won, then the Biden administration wouldn’t be doing this

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        For the ones in the back: the presidential elections aren’t the only elections.

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      If only the American people weren’t addicted to republicans and democrats. This might not happen.

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        Our election system mathematically guarantees there will be only two useful choices. Any attempt to swap one of those out requires years of transition in which you are actively helping the side who agrees with you even less to win and move you further away from what you want.

        Until we have more ubiquitous ranked-choice-esque systems, that will not change.

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          Step 1 is voting for people who want to change the system - and they do exist

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            Yes, but this has to be done in a more local level. Trying to force a new party into existence starting at the federal level is not planning for success

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              Exactly, from the bottom up. Local candidates are probably the only ones you have a real chance of meeting and engaging with more often.

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          Yeah, why would somebody with Arabic characters in their username vote for Jill Stein? Truly a mystery.

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            Why would I make assumptions about a person’s intelligence based on their race or cultural background?

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              Jill Stein opposed the genocide in Gaza which was supported by the Democrats and Republicans. As a result, she had support in many Arab-American communities. There were a lot of news stories about this, particularly towards the end of the election.

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        I voted for Jill Stein, don’t blame me

        how did you not hand the US to amerikkkan oligarchy?

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          How to trigger an american?

          Tell them you voted third party. Yes, the two party system is perfectly ok.

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          By voting for Jill Stein.

          The left keeps voting for Democrats, and the country keeps getting more and more fascist. But sure, it’s the Green Party that’s the problem!

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          The White Christian Demopublican oligarchy is guilty of genocide so I voted for the nice Jewish Lady who promised to stop it.