Voting is literally one of the two types of support that actually counts, far more than for-or-against posts on the internet. The other one would be giving money.
If you voted for Trump, you supported Trump. It's OK to change your mind, but people need to own and take responsibility for what they do at the ballot box.
Re:Author of cURL denied entry to the USA
by kalleboo on Thursday June 29, 2017 @05:28AM
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And people wonder why voter participation is so low...
Re:Author of cURL denied entry to the USA
by thomastjeffery on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @01:52PM
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> Americans vote for the [Republican or Democratic] candidate they fear and despise the least.
That's exactly the flawed logic that is keeping us in this two party system. If we just vote for the candidate we support, neither Trump not Hillary would stand a chance.
The trouble with convincing people to actually do that is that most Americans feel the need to be on the winning side. "My vote is worthless unless it's for someone who can actually win."
That's fundamentally not the "logic that is keeping us in this two party system". That logic is the logic of understanding our current electoral system. The US electoral system as it currently stands will inevitably result in a two-party system. Sure you can change which two parties it is, that's happened several times, but without changing First Past The Post you're not going to get any other system.
Not to rehash the past, but I thought we had gotten it clear by now: voting for the guy does not indicate support. Americans vote for the candidate they fear and despise the least.