• archomrade [he/him]
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    3 months ago

    A: this isn’t really an endorsement, more than it is an acknowledgement of how fucked the options are. If you’d like to know the difference, go look at what Swifts endorsement looked like

    B: she wasn’t even going to say who she was voting for, but libs decided to harass her until she did

    example: I use windows for work but i’m sure as fuck not going to recommend it to other people. Saying that i’m forced to use windows for work is not an endorsement. I’d go so far as to say that in this context it’s more of a complaint or indictment than a endorsement.

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      3 months ago

      She is telling the world that she thinks Harris is the best choice to vote for in this election. It’s 100% an endorsement. Literally by definition. People seem to be confusing endorsing someone to marrying yourself to all of their views.

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        3 months ago

        declare one’s public approval or support of.

        Err, you working from a different dictionary?

        This is why she resisted saying who she was voting for initially, and why she is explicitly saying she is not endorsing

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          3 months ago

          What does voting for someone do if not show support for them? In a democracy it’s the ultimate form of support.

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            Lmao, idk maybe go watch her videos, she is definitely not voicing support and certainly not approval

            Just so I’m clear: you’re saying that if I had a gun to my head and was forced to choose between getting shot or eating dogshit, and I chose dogshit, that would be considered an endorsement?

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              Just so I’m clear:

              She is neither being forced to vote for anyone, nor forced to let us know who she voted for. So, no, you’re not clear about it at all.

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                3 months ago

                You really don’t see the distinction? Being forced into making a choice you don’t like, and voicing a public approval of someone’s candidacy?

                I mean think what you want i guess

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                  Being forced into making a choice you don’t like, and voicing a public approval of someone’s candidacy?

                  ? We don’t have mandatory voting, she isn’t forced to vote at all. Additionally, she isn’t forced to publicly say who she is voting for. I see the distinction when it comes to being forced to do something, the question I have now is if you understand the word forced because it doesn’t appear that way.