They’re voting for who they want. That doesn’t mean that the vote is smart or actually does anything near what they want to achieve. In our current system, it is a stupid vote that helps the person they don’t want to win.
Given the context of how current US elections work, they are therefore stupid to vote that way. They have a right to, that doesn’t mean it’s a smart decision.
I think calling someone’s vote “stupid” based on the current system overlooks the obvious fact that our political system itself is messed up.
Voting for a third party isn’t necessarily about immediate victory. It’s about challenging a broken duopoly that constantly limits our options.
If more people consistently voted for what they believed in instead of out of fear, the political landscape would begin to shift. Dismissing those votes as useless only perpetuates the problem of limited choice, and change is never achieved by sticking to the status quo.
And you don’t think they are intelligent enough to know all of this. Are you saying that you don’t think they are as smart as you when it comes to nuances of elections and voting?
I just wanna clarify, because I’m reading a lot of “Well I’m smart enough to know, but they aren’t…” vibes into what you are writing. So I want to clarify.
If more people consistently voted for what they believed in instead of out of fear, the political landscape would begin to shift. Dismissing those votes as useless only perpetuates the problem of limited choice, and change is never achieved by sticking to the status quo.
No shit. Thank you Captain Obvious.
Oh good, so you agree! Then no reason to be upset. They are voting for who they want to vote for. As are you. Democracy in action, friend. :)
Again, we’re not friends.
Really? Because you seem so friendly towards me. I would have guessed we were friends.
They’re voting for who they want. That doesn’t mean that the vote is smart or actually does anything near what they want to achieve. In our current system, it is a stupid vote that helps the person they don’t want to win.
Given the context of how current US elections work, they are therefore stupid to vote that way. They have a right to, that doesn’t mean it’s a smart decision.
I think calling someone’s vote “stupid” based on the current system overlooks the obvious fact that our political system itself is messed up.
Voting for a third party isn’t necessarily about immediate victory. It’s about challenging a broken duopoly that constantly limits our options.
If more people consistently voted for what they believed in instead of out of fear, the political landscape would begin to shift. Dismissing those votes as useless only perpetuates the problem of limited choice, and change is never achieved by sticking to the status quo.
And you don’t think they are intelligent enough to know all of this. Are you saying that you don’t think they are as smart as you when it comes to nuances of elections and voting?
I just wanna clarify, because I’m reading a lot of “Well I’m smart enough to know, but they aren’t…” vibes into what you are writing. So I want to clarify.
If more people consistently voted for what they believed in instead of out of fear, the political landscape would begin to shift. Dismissing those votes as useless only perpetuates the problem of limited choice, and change is never achieved by sticking to the status quo.