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No, understanding how the voting system works isn't stupid
You misunderstand the voting system because you vote for someone you don't like.
The best available choice isn't always one that you want to make. It's fine to hate the idea of voting strategically, I hate it too, but it's naive to think you can positively affect the system by going with the option you want the most.
Voting for someone you disagree with is not voting strategically, it's voting against your interests based on what you assume others will do.
No, we can say with absolute certainty that (barring any issues with mortality) either Trump or Biden will win this year. I assume others will vote for those two for the same reason I assume that the sun will rise tomorrow.
ETA: I was right about the sunrise. Check back in a few months to find out if I was right about the president!
And in 2028?
Your lazy ass will be making the same argument. I will actually express democracy unlike you, and will work to gather votes for the Greens.
If a green party candidate stands an actual chance of winning in 28, then I will absolutely vote for them
So you're too lazy to support them and gather votes for them, you don't actually support them then. You're too lazy so you vote for Dems to make yourself feel better
That's a hell of an assumption to make
Cry about it, it's the truth. Where you been since 2016?