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I like Yang. So much of politics feels like figuring out who to blame for all our problems - is it corporations / immigrants / the rich / the poor / other coun
by throwaway34241 5y ago
I like Yang. So much of politics feels like figuring out who to blame for all our problems - is it corporations / immigrants / the rich / the poor / other countries / the government etc.
Yang's message about blaming automation / technology might be still be wrong, or at least overly simplified. But it's at least laying the groundwork for taking a problem-solving approach instead of a fight to the death, since it suggests we should take a look at the economic forces that shape the job market instead of trying to punish whichever group is the bad one.
Obviously there's tactical issues trying to run as a third party candidate in the US. But Yang certainly is aware of that already, so he must have some angle. Maybe as another comment suggested his party could field candidates for local races that have ranked-choice voting (which includes mayoral races for major cities like NYC).
Or he could even participate in the debates and get his message out, but keeping an eye on his poll numbers, so that he could withdraw before the election if it looks like he's just going to spoil the race towards the candidate most-opposite his beliefs.