When your only options are gaz guzzling GOPs and lip service Dems, why would you vote if the planet and its people are your main concern?
Most of the Democrats are up for more than lip service, but they’ve had (at most) a razor-thin majority, which meant that the least-willing-to-act Democrat (Joe Manchin) decided what would become law. Even so, they got a lot:
The lesser of two evils is still evil, but it’s still less evil too.
The ballot is in your mailbox, honor the tree by using it.
When you’re negotiating on behalf of environmental sustainability concerns, who would you rather be sitting on the other side of the negotiating table?
The Green Party. But nah, apparently republican democracy doesn’t work like that. Winners take all.
First-past-the-post does not. Let’s look at three scenarios:
Scenario 1:
Democrat: 10 votes
Repbulican: 9 votes
Green: 0 votes
Democrat wins
Scenario 2:
Democrat: 9 votes
Repbulican: 9 votes
Green: 1 vote
Tied election, decided by a coin toss
Scenario 3:
Democrat: 8 votes
Repbulican: 9 votes
Green: 2 votes
Republican wins outright
This spoiler effect is well-known, and why for any first-past-the-post election, it’s worth voting for the candidate with a large coalition who is closest to your position, rather than a tiny third party. You even see Republicans funding the US green party in order to damage Democrats.
if republicans are funding the greens, it sounds to me like they are closer to me than democrats.
but i’m not voting for either of them.
While not to diminish the presidency but people REALLY need to vote more in local elections. If more people want dems locally then it will help you get a more suitable president
I would not say someone is any type of advocate unless they are willing to do everything they can to improve the situation which includes, gasp, compromise. You just have to know when the compromise is a net positive vs nothing.
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Take a look at any of the standard definitions of fascism — neither Biden nor the Democrats look like them.
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