Ask HN: How do you decide who/what to vote for?

Post by gabrielsroka » Sun, Apr 14, 2024, 2:40 PM UTC

HenryBemis wrote: post #17

decafninja wrote: post #11

I'll vote for anyone who isn't Trump, hasn't sworn fealty to Trump, and isn't likely to kowtow to Trump or his acolytes and their agenda. That basically means a Democrat, but it also means writing in my neigbor's cat if that is the alternative to a Trumpist candidate. There are "establishment" Republicans I still respect and might vote for under normal circumstances, but not in today's political environment. That sai…

I don't live in the US, so I don't 'interfere'. I do monitor/watch US tv/media online (i.e. Tucker Carlson AND Stephen Colbert AND SNL AND others..)(yeah I know..) I also listen to podcasts, and very recently Lex Fridman had Mark Cuban on (I've binged at least 10y worth of Shark Tank in the past). There was one thing that Mark Cuban said that it hit me. "Trump never admits being wrong" (or something to that effect).…

Post by hulitu » Sun, Apr 14, 2024, 4:35 PM UTC

joshxyz wrote: post #13

I don't vote. The statistical insignificance of me changing the outcomes and the net benefit I get from it is a joke. These people don't even know I exist. edit: also, biden is not my president. (bc im not a us citizen lol, we have other clowns in our local circus)

Post by hulitu » Sun, Apr 14, 2024, 4:38 PM UTC

BillyTheMage wrote: post #19

bruce511 wrote: post #14

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Failure to vote, is not voting-for-no one. It is spliting your vote 50/50. If you're happy with that then by all means, don't vote. But please then don't complain about taxes, or depending, or policy, or whatever. If you think its all the same, then what's the point of complaining. Personally, I don't think you'll ever find a politician who shares your exact set of values, much less a party. That's OK. For me, one pa…

Which genocide should I be more in favor of?

Post by cqqxo4zV46cp » Sun, Apr 14, 2024, 11:15 PM UTC

b20000 wrote: post #7

what we need is a site to vote on issues. the government then implements what the result of the voting is. there is no campaigning. no speeches and no bullshit. the people make all the decisions.

Post by fargle » Mon, Apr 15, 2024, 1:14 AM UTC

ttymck wrote: post #15

fargle wrote: post #9

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i don't do this. while it's a romantic ideal to "not believe in lesser-evilism", it doesn't help anyone. someone is going to be elected, with or without your voluntary participation. so rather than vote (or not) for the "lesser evil", i take the approach to objectively look at the probability of benefit to my own situation, period . don't anthropomorphize politicians (or larry ellison). adjusting for lying, external…

> objectively look at the probability of benefit to my own situation, period. > for once being selfish is exactly the right thing to do - if everyone did this, then it would yield the best result for the greatest number of people. This assumes a sufficient number of people are capable of _accurately_ assessing what is in their best interest. To some, this might sound as romantic as not believing in lesser-evilism.