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Oh man, Classic Dem move. One of the absolute greats. So glad I have to vote for them or else.
But you do still have to vote for "no backbone" over "actively trying to kill you and the ones you love"
And I also have to accept that this is literally the best we can do as a nation.
Fuck this shithole country.
It is hard to summon the will to vote nationally.
Which is why I vote for third party/independent. The act of doing what no one else is doing has a certain allure, and gets me to the voting booth.
Ok but you're going to the voting booth to their away your time energy and money, you actually may as well just stay home instead
And pass up the chance of doing what no one else is doing? I think not.
Heaters are gonna hate but the only way to get a third party in office is, wait for it, vote for them...
I remember seeing the perfect analogy, it was something along the lines of:
Voting third party without doing any of the work having a third party requires is like trying to add a door to your house by walking into the wall where you would like a door to be.
To be clear, I am not happy with this TWO party democracy we have.