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Veterans Burn Their Uniforms at Vigil for US Airman Aaron Bushnell
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A) increase the amount of votes for third parties B) make my vote reflect my politics and discontent with the current regime?
You've said no such thing, but you keep implying that you have an issue with it....
Is the next election the one when it's gonna be ok to vote third party? No? What about the next one? No not yet? What about the previous one? Neither? See how that works...
Okay so you get a negligible increase in 3rd party votes and a sense of pride and satisfaction in reflecting your political views.
That's got to feel great and all, but how does that solve any of the issues with the US governments actions?
I get where you're coming from, with the time to vote stuff, because there will always be another even worse option. But how does the worse option winning this election help you achieve your long term goal of systematic change?
And what about the fact that the current bunch of worse option isn't just some typical 80s neolib conservative keen on axing all social welfare and demonising the poor, but literal christo-fascists who would like to see the system overthrown for a regime that will offer even less chance for you ever achieving long term change.
My issue is with the lack of any clear long term plan or goal here for a solution. The only way I can see change happening is through grassroots organisation, and if you haven't managed to build that up by now, it's certainly not going to be achieved within 8 months time.