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"Voting 3rd party or sitting out during the election basically cedes the election to one of two parties. We should at least choose the party that has a better chance to be swayed against genocide than the one who openly advocates for the genociders to 'finish the job'"
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I'm not saying liberals are the smartest and most moral people, they definitely aren't. But dismissing reality of the American political system and the almost certain likelihood of the US presidential election to vote for neither of the two main parties and expecting something good to come out of it is pretty telling to one's critical thinking skills.
I expect nothing good to come from voting 🤷
Great, so you're part of the problem just like the democrats are 👍
I voted for Dems to defund the war in 06. They didn't. I voted for Obama to bring troops home, close Guantanamo, and give us a public option in 08. He didn't. So what's the point of voting for the the winner???
Welcome to the reality of politics. Don't like it? You have a few options: Get involved in activism, or run for office yourself by starting at the local level and work your way up. Want a formidable 3rd left-leaning party? Bolster the numbers of SPUSA, SPA, or any other ones that flew under the radar. We can also organize ways to kick the milquetoast centrists and moderate-right out of the democratic party. Hell, I wouldn't be opposed to muddying the waters among Republicans since there's already a lot of pushback regarding trumps choices for cabinet members and such.
Whining about every problems without finding solutions makes you sound immature and pathetic. If it really bothers you, action speaks louder than words. Do something about it.
So you agree with me: voting accomplishes nothing
Nowhere in my explanation suggests that. If you knew how politics works, you'd understand that activism can encourage more people to vote. Hell, I suggested supporting 3rd parties. Can't do that without voting.