AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 个月前Trying to build viable third parties by voting for them in presidential elections is like trying to build a third door in your house by repeatedly walking into the wall where you want the door to be.message-squaremessage-square14fedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down11
arrow-up13arrow-down1message-squareTrying to build viable third parties by voting for them in presidential elections is like trying to build a third door in your house by repeatedly walking into the wall where you want the door to be.AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 个月前message-square14fedilink
minus-squarea9cx34udP4ZZ0@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·9 个月前“Why would I vote for a primary party candidate who supports ranked choice voting when I can just throw my vote away on a third-party candidate that will never be elected? I’ve got principles!”
minus-squaresunzu2@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·9 个月前Voting for either side is just accepting the status quo. Third party vote today is just laying ground work for a generational fight. There is no other way to get the attention from the politicians. They rule on behalf of donors and two party system ensures they ways win, they just take turns.
“Why would I vote for a primary party candidate who supports ranked choice voting when I can just throw my vote away on a third-party candidate that will never be elected? I’ve got principles!”
Voting for either side is just accepting the status quo.
Third party vote today is just laying ground work for a generational fight. There is no other way to get the attention from the politicians.
They rule on behalf of donors and two party system ensures they ways win, they just take turns.