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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Nah dawg. Check my post history (don't actually), I've been advocating (and been getting heavily downvoted) for supporting third party candidates for years

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is not a part about supporting third parties, which is still pointless anyway. This is a post about third parties themselves doing nothing in non-election years. If you aren't a third party candidate this post isn't about you.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

And you are no closer to accomplishing your goals....

There is a reason socialists in the US vote for the democratic party: we have influence in participation and have been granted concessions.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (10 children)

My goal is to never vote for the Dems or Republicans after 2016 so thanks for telling me I'm no closer but I think I am.

Knowing that I've made that commitment to myself let's me vote for the candidates I actually want, without fear of "causing the worse of the two" to win

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Nah, you were all yelling at people talking about it at the beginning, too.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago

I mean, rig is right in the name...

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 week ago (22 children)

I wouldn't worry about it. I'm told that 3rd party voters are too small a bloc to bother trying to earn their votes.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

As I understand, it is true that non-voters are already counted out in statistical predictions, so in essence- yes. 3rd party voters while potentially helpful, are irrelevant to the actual numbers counted towards elections.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 week ago

Please tell that to the people posting 100 memes a day about 3rd parties wrecking the election.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 week ago (17 children)

The Green Party was never to be taken seriously by anyone that knows better. It’s always been a spoiler party. This is evident in the fact that seemingly none of the Green Party candidates do jack shit three years out of every four. And when the election cycle comes. They just projectile-shit left and right depending on who’s paying.

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[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago (21 children)

As a firm believer in the need for a strong labor party to struggle for the rights of working people as an absolute bare minimum to advancing the struggle for human rights, individual freedom and working class power (while it isn't by default a guarantee for any of those things as it would require the participation of growing masses to even begin to take these problems on,) this party doesn't exist in this election. Principles don't count for shit, only power matters. Before engaging in any safe state strategies, better make sure your math is impeccable since the Republicans can lose the popular vote and still win the election. We can build power for the future, but keep Trump out for now.

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 1 week ago (2 children)

STAR vote to make parties irrelevant except at the coalition building level!

[–] [email protected] 20 points 1 week ago (8 children)

Finally, yes! Anyone who wants to vote for a third party should instead spend their time and effort fighting for a different voting system (ranked choice, star, etc) that could mathematically allow a third party to actually succeed.

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