AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoTrying 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-square331fedilinkarrow-up1877arrow-down1117
arrow-up1760arrow-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 · 7 days agomessage-square331fedilink
minus-squarea9cx34udP4ZZ0@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up35arrow-down5·6 days ago“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-squareripcord@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down3·6 days agoBecause apparently throwing your vote away will somehow convince politicians to move left or something, despite all the evidence that it won’t.
minus-squarehelenslunch@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·6 days agoThe only evidence we have is that not enough people vote third party.
minus-squaresunzu2@thebrainbin.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down9·6 days agoVoting 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!”
Because apparently throwing your vote away will somehow convince politicians to move left or something, despite all the evidence that it won’t.
The only evidence we have is that not enough people vote third party.
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.