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[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club -1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

You don't vote for a political party in the hopes that you might be able to push them to represent your interests, you vote for a party who WILL represent your interests.

If you aren't voting for a party that represents your interests because it isn't in that ballot, you should vote for the closest one to get what you can get.

Unless you are going to say Trump is just as bad as Democrats.

[–] TheresNodiee@lemm.ee 3 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

In a two party system that just means no political party will ever represent your interests. You're giving up any power that you have to influence politics so that the "lesser of two evils" can slowly drag your country to hell.

[–] Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 1 points 20 hours ago

Is the progressive change to the Democratic party in the room with us right now, post–2024 presidential election? It seems many believe the lesson is "drop social issues" when that wasn't even mentioned at the DNC. They're also adapting a harder stance towards immigration while not bulging on economic issues.

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club -1 points 21 hours ago

So don't vote and let the greater of two evils drag your country to hell faster?

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club -1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

So don't vote and let the greater of two evils drag your country to hell faster?

[–] TheresNodiee@lemm.ee 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

Don't vote and force the party who gives lip service to representing your interests to actually step up and put their money where their mouth is! Any party who can only run on "we're not as bad as the other guys" doesn't deserve to exist.

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 0 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

How has that been working?

[–] TheresNodiee@lemm.ee 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I don't know, nobody has ever had the stones to do it for long enough to matter. How has blithely accepting neo-liberalism's theft of the 99%'s economic future been going?

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 0 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I voted based on Bernie Sanders's recommendations given he is a politician actually trying to implement change.

I have yet to see any case where not voting has ever led to a system where people get what they want.

[–] TheresNodiee@lemm.ee 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Oh no? Have you looked for any?

[–] HobbitFoot@thelemmy.club 0 points 20 hours ago

Yes.