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Tell me you don't understand FPTP without telling me you don't understand FPTP
I'm voting 3rd party. Now. I'm not waiting. Democrats have been saying they are gonna change things up for 50 years now. Green Party is my home right now.
Do you assume both parties are the same? Are you one of those "enlightened centrists" or just an idealist? Because I have news for you buddy, one of those parties is going to result in the death of millions of Americans, plus millions of additional Gazan and Ukrainian and possibly Taiwanese deaths. It may not affect you because you're privileged enough to be in the "in" group, but your disdain for your countrymen speaks volumes about your character, and you should be ashamed. That's what's at risk this election. Don't let your moral high horse cloud your view.
I want to see FPTP reform just as everyone else on Lemmy, and I'd love to see a third party rise up, but we need to still have a country in 2025 to even attempt reform.
Maybe when everyone around you starts"disappearing", your high horse will protect you from the leopards
Beause I am voting Green Party?! Wow, ok. But I'm not ashamed about voting for a candidate I believe in. And many of my friends feel the same way.
Yet, you just said I should be "ashamed" for voting for the 3rd party candidate I believe in.
How would my voting for the candidate I want to have anything to do with dying or getting deported? Do you even know what the Green Party stands for?!
If you are that worried about your candidate not winning, then work on having stronger candidates.
I, and many of my friends, are voting for Jill Stein. Should I let my social group know that you think they should be "ashamed" and that you hope their "high horse will protect" them "from the leopards"?
And what about all the thousands of people voting 3rd party this election? Should they ALL be ashamed? So they ALL are wrong? And only YOU are right?
You starting to sound like a bully. You're bullying me and implying that I am advocating for deaths is incorrect, and offensive, and it hasn't changed my mind. Quite the opposite. Your attitude made me feel more strongly about what I am doing, than I did before.
Attitudes like yours are exactly what is keeping young people from joining your party. And inspired me to volunteer more, donate more, and advocate more for the Green Party.
You're not gaining people to your side by saying variations of "You're with us or you're against us. And you are murderous!" That's why you are losing young votes. Think about your tone and how you talk to people.
But hey, on the bright side, I'm way older than you. And I was gonna vote Green Party before your diatribe, so there is that...