…yeah, I'm sure Trump will have your back…

  • Unaware7013@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Then you completely understand why voting for a 3rd party is not a realistic option for change at the national level and only serves to siphon votes from your chosen party and actively works against the causes you claim to want to promote.

    By all means, vote 3rd party in the general, I've done it more than once during contentious elections. I'm not your dad and I'm not looking to convince you of who to vote for, but I'm not going to stay silent when people act like there's no downside to holding their ideals in the face of reality.

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      1 year ago

      Let's be fair. With the Electoral college it doesn't matter, unless you happen to live in a handful of states.

      Otherwise, in Minnesota and In Idaho you can vote for whomever the fuck you want since your vote matters as much as a fart on a roller coaster.

      • kttnpunk@lemmy.world
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        1 year ago

        Exactly! The electoral college makes your vote meaningless. They only look at the general vote as a statistic. I think that statistic should reflect discontent when we we're inevitably again asked to pick between 2 ancient pedophile capitalists.