this post was submitted on 14 May 2026
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"Oh but she's bad because some reason, you're better of not voting and just lying belly up so fascists can ruin everything faster" , "the democrats are just the same as republicans, so we shouldn't even try anything", "I won't support genocide so I won't oppose even more genocide", "it doesn't matter anymore we can't do anything, it'll be better if we let the fascists win and wait until everything is in ruins"
Then people arguing against
That's about how these comment sections always go lmao
It's really interesting watching discussions about the trolley problem in abstract vs the problem in praxis. Because the thought experiment is about inaction (letting the runaway train crash into the group of people) on one hand and harm reduction (switching tracks) on the other.
The thing that I find fascinating is that with the thought experiment (basically) everyone says the answer is clear: switch tracks. But in the applied scenario of voting picking the lesser evil somehow stains your hands more than not voting.
I'm not voting for AOC because I'm voting for AOB, the prototype
I’m holding out for AOEII.