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submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by willis936@lemmy.world to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world

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I find the quality and variety of discussions on the fediverse to be lower than what I had on reddit. Lemmings have strong preconceived notions and little interest in changing viewpoints from new information. I think I'll be switching back.

Edit: you'll find that most of the comments deny any shortcomings of the culture and go directly to invalidating my opinions via character assassination. If lemmy was a community that actually stood for the ideals which it espouses it would take constructive criticism in the spirit in which it was intended. QED.

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[–] GONADS125@feddit.de 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Being pragmatic is to take the lesser of two evils. You're taking a different option entirely. Inaction.

I will admit I fell into this during the first election cycle in which I could vote, which was 2016. I couldn't stomach voting for Hillary after the Debbie Wasserman Schultz/DNC corruption with Bernie.

I dispised trump, but refused to vote for the lesser of two evils. Never again... I'm not a big fan of Biden, but I voted for him and I will eagerly do so again.

[–] Stamets@lemmy.world 0 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I get it. I don't think anyone expected Trump to be as truly horrific as he was. A bad president? Yes. But a nigh dictator? What a lot of us feared but never thought it'd actually happen. But at this point it literally is the option between a mediocre president who could do a lot better and the death of the republic. Glad you see that. Wish a lot of people like OP would too.

[–] GONADS125@feddit.de 0 points 9 months ago

I personally didn't think he had a chance to be elected.. I thought Hillary was going to win and didn't want to cast a vote for her because I disliked her as a candidate. But I would definitely go back vote for her if I could.

[–] Kaboom@reddthat.com -1 points 9 months ago

What did he do that was being a dictator? Pulling out of Syria?