In a perfect world this would be a good strategy, but in the real world we have to vote in the way that gets us closest to the way we want the world to be, even though it is likely going to have its own problems. I would love for a third party candidate to win the presidency, that would be a huge step, but it is not going to happen any time soon. Voting for a third party right now is not a vote against the main candidates, it’s a vote of indifference, it’s saying “I don’t care who wins”. If trump wins it will only take us further away from a country where a third party can ever win, biden may do that as well, but it won’t be by as much. I know biden isn’t a good person, but we cannot let trump win again and biden is the only one who stands a chance against him. I know biden has caused a lot of harm, but I also am very worried that the US will no longer be a safe place for me and the people I care about if trump wins.
Funny thing, I was just told that progressive idealism is a lie implying along the thread that people don’t make reactionary votes out of ideological purity not too long ago.
So I’ll preface by saying that I feel that a majority of the sudden outrage of ‘genocode Joe’ has the feel of an astroturfing campaign. Knowing that the viable alternative in Trump would not only continue but likely escalate the situation to prove some tough guy status, the push to disengage or vote 3rd party does nothing to meaningfully fix the problem.
That said, from a philosophical stace then the only benefit to staying home or voting for a more perfect candidate who has no chance to win given the current system is to give oneself a morally/ethically pure standpoint. The ‘I didn’t contribute to the problem’ position. This might give a person some self assurance that they haven’t compromised their integrity, but that personal warm fuzzy won’t stop the bombs and bring back dead babies. In fact, by making it that much more likely that a second Trump term comes to fruition they’ve actually exacerbated the problem.
The perfect being the enemy of the better (note that I don’t proclaim good) opens the gate for greater harm.
In a perfect world this would be a good strategy, but in the real world we have to vote in the way that gets us closest to the way we want the world to be, even though it is likely going to have its own problems. I would love for a third party candidate to win the presidency, that would be a huge step, but it is not going to happen any time soon. Voting for a third party right now is not a vote against the main candidates, it’s a vote of indifference, it’s saying “I don’t care who wins”. If trump wins it will only take us further away from a country where a third party can ever win, biden may do that as well, but it won’t be by as much. I know biden isn’t a good person, but we cannot let trump win again and biden is the only one who stands a chance against him. I know biden has caused a lot of harm, but I also am very worried that the US will no longer be a safe place for me and the people I care about if trump wins.
I don’t vote as a strategy. I vote for the person I want to win
https://lemmy.world/comment/8493642
Funny thing, I was just told that progressive idealism is a lie implying along the thread that people don’t make reactionary votes out of ideological purity not too long ago.
I don’t understand what you are saying or your links relevance
So I’ll preface by saying that I feel that a majority of the sudden outrage of ‘genocode Joe’ has the feel of an astroturfing campaign. Knowing that the viable alternative in Trump would not only continue but likely escalate the situation to prove some tough guy status, the push to disengage or vote 3rd party does nothing to meaningfully fix the problem.
That said, from a philosophical stace then the only benefit to staying home or voting for a more perfect candidate who has no chance to win given the current system is to give oneself a morally/ethically pure standpoint. The ‘I didn’t contribute to the problem’ position. This might give a person some self assurance that they haven’t compromised their integrity, but that personal warm fuzzy won’t stop the bombs and bring back dead babies. In fact, by making it that much more likely that a second Trump term comes to fruition they’ve actually exacerbated the problem.
The perfect being the enemy of the better (note that I don’t proclaim good) opens the gate for greater harm.
this is vague. is there something concrete that you can point to? vibes aren’t very convincing to me.
“in the real world” is a thought terminating cliche