• LotrOrc@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    I’ll vote but I’ll vote third party

    You guys will get pissed at that too

    Democrats haven’t done shit for decades now. Every single time they come in, it’s a little glitter on top of the steaming shit pile left by the republican counterpart, and then the same old stuff as them, just with different words. Doesn’t matter which party is in the White House, both of them are bought out completely by fossil fuels, tech, pharma, and all the other main industries. The Democrats are not a left wing party, they are a center right party that has been drifting ever more towards the right.

    If their only running point is that they’re not as bad as the republicans, well honestly, they have shown that to not be true. The same things that would have happened under the republicans is happening under the Democrats. Joe Biden is the one calling people who protest against genocide anti semites. He’s the one okay with the national guard and heavily militarized police beating up and arresting American citizens because they protest another country having exorbitant power here.

    How is that different from Trump saying the same thing when Democrats were upset about Russia? How are you all okay with another country blatantly directing America’s leaders? And buying our politics?

    If you guys can only ever dream of two choices, when literally half the western governments have more than two choices and have to form coalitions, that’s your own failing. The two party system was always broken that’s why even George fucking Washington warned against it 250 odd years ago.

    But if you want a third choice you’re gonna have to vote for one. And telling everyone they should stick their head in the sand and only vote for two pieces of a shit sandwich because it’s been like that for a while is cowardly. Dream of a better world, then make one. Don’t just dream of it and say ah well it’s out of reach.

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      1 month ago

      Voting third party in this election is useless. All you would be doing is throwing your vote away.

      This isn’t a one issue election. It’s a crossroads.

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        1 month ago

        They say that about literally every single election

        The standards have sunk so low it is staggering

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          1 month ago

          What third party runner has any chance of winning the presidency?
          Name one.

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            1 month ago

            By that logic you should never vote for a third party ever because the chances are low

            By that logic you should never try to change anything or challenge the status quo because what’s the point.

            People thought the divine right of kings was the only viable system for a thousand years too

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              1 month ago

              Which third party candidate is viable this year? I think you forgot that part in your reply.

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                28 days ago

                The entire thing of being third party is that it’s only viable if people start realizing that they can and should bring those people into the fold. If a third party candidate somehow pulled 10% of the vote both Dems and Reps would have to take notice and make some changes. That person might not win outright but it gets the ball rolling.