Which third party has a chance to actually win or do something and isn't just throwing your vote out?

Neither, unfortunately, but we have a two-party system, and one side is openly fascist, so I would advise that anyone who doesn't like fascism vote for the other non-fascist (arguably less-fascist) party.

I don't like voting for the "lesser evil" and wish things were better, but voting for unviable candidates out of a sense of blind idealism is worse, because it empowers the most regressive movements to succeed.

We don't currently live in a real democracy, but we have a chance to turn things around. If you decide to give up and let the fascists win, you're one of the bad guys.

If you have a path to change the system of governance, that could be worth pursuing. But voting isn’t a path to that - just a form of harm reduction within the system.

You still buy groceries - even though you may hate the process of handing over your net worth for something that helps sustain your life and want to change that.

Oh is it time for "Both Sides" already? Forgot to mark my calendar

To other commenters reading: please be aware that this person lives in Russia, so that’s why they don’t understand the point of voting.

It's not about "which third party", that doesn't matter. You can change that per issue (I do).

You don't vote third party to win, that would be stupid. You won't win.

You vote third party to put pressure on the major parties to change their platform, you're working from within the system to change the system. It's a "protest vote"... and major parties want those votes.

Third party issues become major party issues with enough voter support.

For example, weed legalization was Libertarian, Green, and Socialist party cause since the 1970s, working with NORMAL (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws). Over the years, the grass roots (get it?) support grew and grew, even though the major parties were dead set against it.

Those third parties affected change on that issue in many states, and it continues. All thanks to third parties.

Most of their success is locally, not federally, which is in my opinion a lost cause, but again it's not about the party, it's about the issues.

it's commentary on matthew mcconaughey's statement.

But on lemmy.ml, they told me voting for Democrats means you don’t care about trans people

They're literally asses, but somehow still the obvious choice.

Except if one would've voted GOP. Then a third party is an amazing choice.

Dunno if that tracks in the current climate. Even Libertarians seem to be a bit pissed off at Trump.

"Voting ninth-party" sounds like a level of abstraction that describes writing in a termite mound in the Gondswana Rainforests.