this is not accurate
centrists trying to build a big tent for everyone are the pro rich and corporations that are voting against our interests
the “big tent” is just there to fool people with bread and circuses and it has nothing of sustenance that will sustain the people
the throwing your vote away and getting to pretend you hold some high ground (you don’t) is propaganda spread by both parties to keep the power structure intact and to help control the masses by tamping their expectations of leaders
yes life is compromise and nobody gets exactly what they want, but everyone does not get a say in how we work to find a fair balance
some people are hidden away in concrete zoos without adequate ac/heat usually in unsanitary conditions or they just have their votes taken away all together or some other way of quashing votes
centrists are the right wing with sheep’s clothing on designed to give the illusion of choice
the right wing billionaire class always wins and have succeeded at confusing most of the US public into a false dilemma and gets everything they want
voting Democrat or Republican means we give away the opportunity of a third party and the ability to listen to outside voices that may contain a forest of solutions that were unseeable due to the two trees
Voting is not a medium for self-expression, or at least not a good one. It’s a tool to affect outcomes. People get angry about voting for harm reduction, but choosing to not even do that much just makes everything worse.
Voting is not a medium for self-expression,
LOL
Exactly. In most cultures, keeping who you’re voting for secret, unless specifically advocating for issues or having a discussion about the candidates themselves, is the social norm.
i can’t imagine how not-exhausting that must make everything in life
Honestly if I could get away with it I’d pop that guys tires. His poster is misogynistic as fuck.
Self expression is pasting someone else’s name all over everything you own?
part of the GOP indoctrination is the mindset “you’re not a true american if you’re not shoving the party’s ideology down everyone’s throat”
How Christian of them.
Neolib nonsense. People need to realize that voting for the lesser evil gets us evil every single time. There is only one solution, intifada revolution.
Edit: The US presidential election is not based on popular vote so if you live outside of the ~5-6 swing states that decide the election you can go ahead and vote for a candidate that fits your beliefs even if it’s 3rd party (shoutout PSL), there’s no argument not to. Continuing to vote for the lesser evil when it’s not needed just means they can take your vote for granted.
Make sure to pay attention to local/state elections too, those who often affect your life even more. As always voting is only a small part in how we affect change, find local organizations and agitate for change that way.
Okay, but what I don’t get is:
Why would you not want to vote for the centrists?
If you’re (rightfully) getting mad at the republicans for being egocentric and only looking out for themselves, you can’t at the same time not be centrist and want to be egocentric and only look out for yourself
You’d just be a republican representing a different interest group
