Florencia (she/her)@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Progressive Politics@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoCalifornia to become first state to sell cheap insulin through state-backed programlemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square239fedilinkarrow-up11.32Karrow-down14file-text
arrow-up11.32Karrow-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 · 6 days agomessage-square239fedilinkfile-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-down1·5 days agoThere 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-up1·4 days agoNothing like pushing the Overton Window solidly into Bigotry.
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 days agoProtest non-voting pushes the overtone window even farther to the right.
minus-squareAljernon@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 days agoAre you suggesting non-voting and voting for Democrats is essentially the same?
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 days agoNo, that protest non-voting helps Republicans, because it’s much less likely a right-winger will protest non-vote.
minus-squareAljernon@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 day agoHave you ever considered voting for good, rather than one of the two evils?
minus-squaresamus12345@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-240 minutes agoThe 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.”