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Voting for the lesser evil is still evil (feddit.uk)

submitted 4 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 43 points 4 days ago

Fixed

[–] [email protected] 30 points 4 days ago (23 children)

I feel as though there's a significant amount of extra info that isn't strictly conveyed here.

The core issue is that you only have 2 real options in america, third parties may as well not exist. So, come election time, your harm reduction option is to vote for the least evil party.

But that's not the way to solve the issue, and neither is abstaining or voting third party, IMO. The way to solve the issue happens between votes. Picketing, protesting, demonstrating, taking action, making noise. You won't solve the broken 2 party system at election time. But you do have to actually get out and take action, not just say that you will and keep letting the overton window shift right.

(Take with a pinch of salt because I'm not american)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

All you do by consistently voting the "lesser of two evils" is kicking the hangover down the road by keeping to drink more alcohol. You know every time that it will get worse and the sooner you get through the hangover, the sooner you could actually move on, but in fear of the hangover you grab the bottler another time.

With the measures you mentioned the problem is in particular that the current Democrats are not caring about them. They assume they will get the votes nonetheless and if they don't it is fine because the Republicans will cover most of the donors interests anyways. Making noise only works, if it is followed by consequences. Leaving political violence aside, the only consequence a normal person can realize is not giving the vote.

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 4 days ago (3 children)

There is a better way! Ranked choice voting means no more voting for the lesser of two evils. Look into fo yourselves and others - vote to change the voting systems near you!

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Also the lesser evil kills all enthousiam and loses the election.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

Which is just fine by the lesser evil wing of the party.

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