Florencia (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Progressive Politics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoCalifornia to become first state to sell cheap insulin through state-backed programlemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square244fedilinkarrow-up11.33Karrow-down14file-text
arrow-up11.33Karrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square244fedilinkfile-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-up1·2 months agoProtest non-voting pushes the overtone window even farther to the right.
minus-squareAljernon@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoAre you suggesting non-voting and voting for Democrats is essentially the same?
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoNo, that protest non-voting helps Republicans, because it’s much less likely a right-winger will protest non-vote.
minus-squareAljernon@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoHave you ever considered voting for good, rather than one of the two evils?
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-22 months agoThe time to vote for good is in primaries. In a general election, “good” is usually not on the ballot, just “less bad.”
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.”