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Yea, there are morons everywhere. Voting third party is literally just a vote for the other guy in first past the post. Even if we magically somehow made neither Joe Biden nor Trump past 50%, politicians just get to pick, and they would NEVER pick the third party spoiler candidate.
Keep in mind a lot of rabid pushback against the left is literally Russian and Chinese political trolling. You don't have to take everyone saying something stupid seriously.
Hell, even if they're being honest, they're still dumb. An idea doesn't have to buzz around and bite like a fly. Ignore 'em if they troll or are as dumb as a 13 year old that just learned "conservative" is also a political word.
I hear you. I need to let this soak in.
The US needs a a legitimate grassroots movement that is well-funded (fucked if I know how to be honest, hopefully it’s just a lot of small donations from regular people) that consistently lobbies for voting reform. The following changes should be up for debate:
I’m sure there are plenty of others but if all of those things were managed to be achieved, the body politic’s state and Overton Window of the US would shift dramatically.