• 418_im_a_teapot@sh.itjust.works
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    8 days ago

    Neither party is accountable to the electorate because of people like you with this mentality.

    Wrong. We’re here because the electoral college gives Wyoming voters 400% more weight than California voters; because of gerrymandering and the cap on the number of representatives in the House; and because of a FPTP system that always results in two-party rule. My “mentality” isn’t going to magically change that.

    Both … have zero reason to actually fix anything because theyre [sic] both guaranteed to retain power.

    Ok, so yet again you can’t compare two things that are the same to make a decision. You have to use different criteria in order to tip the scale one way or the other.

    doing absolutely nothing other than attacking anyone who speaks out against this insanity and rewarding those who perpetuate it.

    And you think your emotional pleas on the internet are somehow making a difference? You think not voting will send some sort of message?

    You have no strategy beyond making angry comments. I, on the other hand, casted my vote for ranked choice voting in my state, which will help third party candidates have a greater chance of winning state elections. I voted previously for a new method of dividing districts that avoids gerrymandering by any one party, and it passed. And I voted for the presidential candidate who believes in science and reality over the one who thinks windmills cause cancer. I’m making my vote count for the critical issues that underly the problems we face. I don’t get my way on every single issue, but that’s how democracy works.

    If you want to throw away your vote, that’s your choice. But don’t act like it’s some morally superior act when in reality you’re not making any difference and you’ll just end up with the worst outcome instead of the less desirable outcome.