Florencia (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Progressive Politics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 个月前California to become first state to sell cheap insulin through state-backed programlemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square236linkfedilinkarrow-up11.34Karrow-down14file-text
arrow-up11.34Karrow-down1imageCalifornia to become first state to sell cheap insulin through state-backed programlemmy.blahaj.zoneFlorencia (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Progressive Politics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 个月前message-square236linkfedilinkfile-text
https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/10/16/governor-newsom-announces-affordable-calrx-insulin-11-a-pen-will-soon-be-available-for-purchase/
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down1·8 个月前There is bad bigotry and worse bigotry. If you don’t have the option of no bigotry, you choose bad. Harm reduction.
minus-squareAljernon@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 个月前Nothing like pushing the Overton Window solidly into Bigotry.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 个月前Protest non-voting pushes the overtone window even farther to the right.
minus-squareAljernon@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 个月前Are you suggesting non-voting and voting for Democrats is essentially the same?
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 个月前No, that protest non-voting helps Republicans, because it’s much less likely a right-winger will protest non-vote.
minus-squareAljernon@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 个月前Have you ever considered voting for good, rather than one of the two evils?
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-28 个月前The time to vote for good is in primaries. In a general election, “good” is usually not on the ballot, just “less bad.”
There is bad bigotry and worse bigotry. If you don’t have the option of no bigotry, you choose bad. Harm reduction.
Nothing like pushing the Overton Window solidly into Bigotry.
Protest non-voting pushes the overtone window even farther to the right.
Are you suggesting non-voting and voting for Democrats is essentially the same?
No, that protest non-voting helps Republicans, because it’s much less likely a right-winger will protest non-vote.
Have you ever considered voting for good, rather than one of the two evils?
The time to vote for good is in primaries. In a general election, “good” is usually not on the ballot, just “less bad.”