• mashbooq@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    That’s laudable, but the way to do that is to vote in primaries, not to vote third party in the general election

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      2 months ago

      i don’t agree with what you say

      well, you should tell everyone that you agree so that the public thinks you’re associated with me, and then try to change me whenever we’re alone

      How about you get a fucking therapist and work on your own issues like the rest of us, thx.

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      2 months ago

      I’m not a major party member, so I can’t vote in their primaries

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          2 months ago

          Not if I want to continue participating in my party, it’s astounding how that simple concept is so difficult for everyone to understand

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            2 months ago

            Then the likely outcome of your actions is at odds with your stated goal of forcing the two major parties to shift their platforms over time.

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              The candidates themselves aren’t really that important, they’ve shown themselves to be chameleons whose positions shift as it’s convenient and necessary. Authoritarian self-styled strongman Donald Trump felt compelled to show up at the Libertarian National Convention only to get booed when he tried to woo voters, so there must be at least some recognition of third parties’ interests.