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Literally the first thing you see visiting her site is an attack that you are forced to join in on, rather than talk of what she's going to do for the country.

Literally the first thing you see visiting her site is an attack that you are forced to join in on, rather than talk of what she's going to do for the country. "Guy B is bad, elect me." is not as strong an argument as "I can and will do X to improve Y, guy B can't." And you still get to attack in B! How can I in good conscience vote either party? I would be infinitely amused if everyone without talking about it voted for a third party out of spite and it was a total shock the day after. "Green party, bafflingly, wins election", or whatever.

colejohnson66 10y ago
The problem with third parties is that it is, somehow, a vote for Trump[0] and Hillary[1]. Then there's the "lesser of two evils" fallacy[2] some Hillary supporters use. It's actually sad how people think there's no escape from the two party system. [0]: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/08/if_you_vote_third_party_you_re_voting_for_capt_donald_trump.html http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/201... [1]: http://www.breitbart.com/california/2016/08/11/nevertrump-youre-not-voting-trump-youre-voting-hillary/ http://www.breitbart.com/california/2016/08/11/nevertrump-yo... [2]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_of_two_evils_principle https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_of_two_evils_principl...
- adamrezich 10y ago
  We don't have a two-party system. The DNC and GOP just want us to believe that we do. The more we keep believing that we do, the more this same crap will keep happening every four to eight years.
- PostOnce 10y ago
  It's not, though. If you dislike both of them equally, and it doesn't matter to you who wins, and you vote a third party, the difference to you is the same... you just have less on your conscience now because you didn't contribute to a particular side -- and there's the slight, lotto-winning-odds chance that everyone else quietly did the same thing... What the hell, I'll give it a shot.
- SerLava 10y ago
  Yeah and when a lot of people vote third party, it pulls a lot of politicians toward the views held by the unelected third party.

colejohnson66 10y ago

The problem with third parties is that it is, somehow, a vote for Trump[0] and Hillary[1]. Then there's the "lesser of two evils" fallacy[2] some Hillary supporters use. It's actually sad how people think there's no escape from the two party system. [0]: http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2016/08/if_you_vote_third_party_you_re_voting_for_capt_donald_trump.html http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/201... [1]: http://www.breitbart.com/california/2016/08/11/nevertrump-youre-not-voting-trump-youre-voting-hillary/ http://www.breitbart.com/california/2016/08/11/nevertrump-yo... [2]: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_of_two_evils_principle https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_of_two_evils_principl...

adamrezich 10y ago
We don't have a two-party system. The DNC and GOP just want us to believe that we do. The more we keep believing that we do, the more this same crap will keep happening every four to eight years.
PostOnce 10y ago
It's not, though. If you dislike both of them equally, and it doesn't matter to you who wins, and you vote a third party, the difference to you is the same... you just have less on your conscience now because you didn't contribute to a particular side -- and there's the slight, lotto-winning-odds chance that everyone else quietly did the same thing... What the hell, I'll give it a shot.
SerLava 10y ago
Yeah and when a lot of people vote third party, it pulls a lot of politicians toward the views held by the unelected third party.