One could argue that by voting you’re supporting the status quo, the bipartisan democracy heavily invested in said status quo. You are the one obstructing change.

Or to say it with a quote:

If democracy demands compulsory voting for candidates people can’t believe in, it’s not democracy, it’s extortion.

EDIT: One further thought on that reasoning: it might actually make one morally obliged to vote for a third party.

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It does, actually. Ice cream can put you at grave risk of brain freeze.

Good point! Then again, I don’t think some flavors result in less brain freeze than others.

Even breathing has downsides.

True as well, every breath destroys lung cells.

If you want to be philosophical about it, consider this: If there weren’t pros and cons, you wouldn’t be making a choice at all.

This, however, I’m having a hard time to agree with. Come to think of it, I’m not even sure choice is something natural, but that will require some deeper investigation to ascertain. In a fictional natural state, when looking for a place to sleep, would a “family” really (have to) make a conscious choice between this cave and that one?

I’d reckon it’s more natural to try and avoid any nut-kicking, but hey, that’s me.

Very interesting viewpoint but it doesn’t quite seem to apply when choosing flavors at an ice cream parlor.

Spoiler: they won’t

That’s what Chomsky said too, I don’t buy it. In my country there are 10+ parties, 6 of which in government, and people are still playing the lesser evil game in the deluded hope they can shift the window.

Am I? I just hate the lesser evil bullshit.

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The ruling is seen by some as a blow to Germany’s fight against right-wing extremism, although for others it could be proof of the country’s high standards of free speech.

Yes, nothing says free speech like repressing pro-Palestinian demonstrators under vague security rationales.

I was fresh awake and happy to be spoiled for choice 😀. The answer is, was, and always will be fries.

Same here! And on a slow day when I finally managed to get through the whole Subscribed feed, there’s still the All feed to tackle. I really like that system.

This is the way. Let your frustration propel you forwards!

I don’t think this is only true for your nation. I mean, I’m from Belgium, not only did this nation massacre a lot of people in the Congo, it also provided the uranium for the Manhattan Project and the ensuing Little Boy dropped on Hiroshima.

It’s not (per se) nations that get the worst out of us, it’s the power structures controlling such nations.

That’s the beauty about Lemmy, it’s not too reliant on momentum as it doesn’t need graphs to go up at all times. The fediverse will always be a refuge when other platforms crumble. We’ll just have to be patient and make sure the platform and the communities are as good as they can be at that point in time.

You could just use the Subscribe feed, no?

Beer, fries or chocolate, hmmm. I should first taste them all again, just to be sure.

Wouldn’t want to be that PM!

Outstanding reference. Meanwhile, the rest of us are still on islands where people argue about whether helping each other is economically feasible.

Thanks, I will let you know once I’m confident enough in this server’s stability!

P.S. my favorite Belgian chocolate brand is owned by Mondelez, so I’m not too sure how relevant our country is/will be in international chocolate circles. 😀