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But that doesn't really work because "wallet voting" is very different from democratic voting. As part of a small minority you can be very sure that your wallet

But that doesn't really work because "wallet voting" is very different from democratic voting. As part of a small minority you can be very sure that your wallet votes will be firmly ignored whereas well-designed democratic systems will at least let you vote for someone to represent your opinion. Wallet voting works very badly for protecting those who are in the minority.

LocalH 2y ago
When you're a small enough minority politically speaking, your ballot votes will also effectively be ignored. I voted for a third-party candidate in a heavy red state, so my vote was purely symbolic, it had zero chance of having any effect.
- marcosdumay 2y ago
  > I voted for a third-party candidate in a heavy red state Oh, yeah, US politics. You need to fix your electoral system. Democratic politics is not a "the largest party takes it all" system. It's a complex, nuanced system that protects different interests differently and full of methods for reasonable minorities to get what they want. AFAIK, you get some if this on your primaries. Well, when the primaries exist and the results aren't set by some behind-the-doors agreement.