Congrats to all the Trumptards* who bullied this kid into submission for taking a silly but principled stance. Really showed the left you're not a cult!
*Trumptards doesn't refer to all Trump supporters (I am one), but those with the opposite of TDS who desperately lick his choad and act like everyone who isn't in love with Trump wanted the shooter to not miss
The problem is that in US politics you only have two choices and it's all or nothing. It's not a choice between Ron Paul, Trump or Harris. It's just Trump or Harris.
A vote for Paul is effectively a vote for Harris and you don't have to be a "Trumptard" to have a problem with that.
There's a problem with the lesser evil argument, which is that if you allow one party to morally blackmail you into voting for them simply because they're not quite as terrible as the other party, they'll be able to take your vote for granted. You completely abdicate any leverage you otherwise had, because the party you're closer to no longer has to win your vote.
True, but on the other hand, in a 2 party system each party has to appeal to the lowest common denominator. They cannot satisfy every group. They don't have to appeal to everyone but they also can't.
That's the advantage of a multi party parliamentary system. There you can actually have parties that appeal to most everyone. That's the theory at least. Europe shows us that they still manage to pervert that system in a multitude of ways.
Congrats to all the Trumptards* who bullied this kid into submission for taking a silly but principled stance. Really showed the left you're not a cult!
*Trumptards doesn't refer to all Trump supporters (I am one), but those with the opposite of TDS who desperately lick his choad and act like everyone who isn't in love with Trump wanted the shooter to not miss
The problem is that in US politics you only have two choices and it's all or nothing. It's not a choice between Ron Paul, Trump or Harris. It's just Trump or Harris.
A vote for Paul is effectively a vote for Harris and you don't have to be a "Trumptard" to have a problem with that.
There's a problem with the lesser evil argument, which is that if you allow one party to morally blackmail you into voting for them simply because they're not quite as terrible as the other party, they'll be able to take your vote for granted. You completely abdicate any leverage you otherwise had, because the party you're closer to no longer has to win your vote.
True, but on the other hand, in a 2 party system each party has to appeal to the lowest common denominator. They cannot satisfy every group. They don't have to appeal to everyone but they also can't.
That's the advantage of a multi party parliamentary system. There you can actually have parties that appeal to most everyone. That's the theory at least. Europe shows us that they still manage to pervert that system in a multitude of ways.