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>there is no viable alternative There is an alternative. Vote in the primaries for whatever party is dominant in your district/state. And encourage your friend
by the_snooze 4y ago
>there is no viable alternative
There is an alternative. Vote in the primaries for whatever party is dominant in your district/state. And encourage your friends to do so. Primaries tend to be thinly-attended, and the people who currently vote in them tend to be the most active (read: extreme) voices for their side. They're the reason why general elections seem to boil down to two bad choices; it's because the crazies get to pick who's on the ballot. If you're not voting in primaries, then you're ceding all that power to extremists.
- rjbwork 4y agoThat's not an alternative to the two parties. That's just voting for the other one in primaries. FWIW, I already do this.
- the_snooze 4y agoThe parties have a lot of internal diversity within them, but partisan primaries select for the craziest views because that's who the current primary electorate is. Voting in primaries is already something in everyone's power, and doesn't require office-holders to vote in structural changes that aren't in their best interests. It's the most immediately practical way to effect change. I'm glad that you vote in primaries too; too many people don't, and seem to prefer to wallow in cynicism and inaction.