• Cowbee [he/him]@lemmy.ml
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    4 months ago

    Because America isn’t a democracy, it’s governed by 2 parties that service Capital above all else and presents preselected candidates that don’t represent the interests of the people.

    You can vote third party, but this is actively discouraged by both the establishment and the broader public, even if the broader public wishes it could happen. This provides an illusion of choice thay ultimately makes no material difference.

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      4 months ago

      You can choose someone else. A lot of people just say this same rhetoric and make everyone else feel hopeless.

      • calcopiritus@lemmy.world
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        4 months ago

        Strategically speaking, voting for a 3rd party in the US system means throwing away your vote. Which means even less people are going to vote 3rd party and the cycle continues.

        The 2 options must be REALLY unpopular in order for a 3rd party to even start to have a chance.