• problematicPanther@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    we keep putting it off as voting for the lesser of 2 evils. i held my nose and voted clinton in 16, voted biden in 20 and i have to vote for him again now. but when do i get to vote on someone who actually will do something i want them to do? 28? 32? ever? At what point should we stop voting for the lesser of evils and vote for someone we actually agree with?

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      10 months ago

      There will never be a presidential candidate that you (or anyone) will actually agree with. From my perspective, voting is currently not enough. We need to organize.

      If you can get everyone to agree on a third party candidate, they won’t be a third party candidate anymore. They’ll be one of the main candidates. Voting third party is a waste of your vote by definition.

      Our choices this election cycle will be a faster or slower decline into fascism. The longer we can hold off fascism, more time others have to organize. If all you can do is vote, then vote for the lesser evil. If you have you have more time, energy, or money, organize.