• BillDaCatt@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    While I mostly agree with this, I have one significant hurdle I am unable to overcome. What other choice do I have?

    I can’t stand most Democrats. They suck! But they are a far cry better than voting Republican. And voting for a third party feels like wasting my vote.

    If there was a third party candidate that focused on climate change and social issues and had even the slightest chance of winning, I would vote for them in a second. Until then, I am stuck voting for the lesser of two evils.

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      4 months ago

      But they are a far cry better than voting Republican. And voting for a third party feels like wasting my vote.

      You just answered your own question.

      Democrats are FAR, FAR, FAR better than Republicans. We know this because the data shows they are better for our economy. We know this because their voting record shows that they regularly vote in favor of the middle and lower classes. We know this because they never attempted to violently overturn an election or send masked squads into our towns to abduct people off the street.

      No 3rd party is viable or will be viable anytime in the near future. It will take YEARS and YEARS for a 3rd party to start winning local/state elections and getting reps in the House and Senate. And that’s IF a 3rd party actually starts putting in the work, which none are doing.

      So if you want to be smart, and actually help protect our democracy, then you should vote Democrat in national elections and maybe vote 3rd party in local elections to help them gain some traction and see if they can do anything with it.

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        4 months ago

        We know this because the data shows they are better for our economy

        We know this because the data shows they are better for our economy rich people’s money.

        FTFY.

        They’re definitely not good for “our” money, meaning the 99% that works for a living, unless you’re of the opinion that outright ignoring food and rent becoming cost-prohibitive is somehow good for “our” money.

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          We know this because the data shows they are better for our economy rich people’s money.

          Time for you to go back to high school econ. The healthier our economy, the more everyone benefits.