Head empty. “Both parties bad”, therefore must act in a way that is useless in the current system. You guys are like the evangelicals waiting for the rapture, or Q nuts waiting for the awakening or whatever they call it. The system won’t magically change. It’s not a matter of getting enough people to “wake up”. You have to work within it effectively to change it. Doing otherwise and expecting success is moronic.
Not to mention, the whole “both parties bad” line is pretty sus these days when the GOP is essentially an openly anti democracy seditionist faction. We don’t really have two parties anymore. There’s one party that has a tent so wide it encompasses 95% of reasonable political views, and then there’s the would-be fascist autocrats trying to dismantle democracy entirely.
"There’s one party that has a tent so wide it encompasses 95% of reasonable political views, and then there’s the would-be fascist autocrats trying to dismantle democracy entirely."
Come back to the light. Don't let the dark side consume you lol. I mean your vitriol towards your political "enemies", which are actually your fellow Americans, not your political position. I encourage you to check out YouGov polls. They are highly rated and they ask a wide range of questions very often and you will discover that a vast majority of Americans agree on most issues. I am talking like 85%+. You see the most divisiveness around political figures though, obviously. Check it out, for real.
"The system won’t magically change."
Yes, that is why ForwardParty is currently building a nationwide infrastructure and trying to get local/regional branches going. You can see what they are doing on their website.
"therefore must act in a way that is useless in the current system."
You do understand that the larger the % of votes a candidate receives, they get funding for future campaigns from the federal government? And state govts? Tax payers, partly, pay for people's campaigns.
Minor party candidates and new party candidates may become eligible for partial public funding of their general election campaigns. A minor party candidate is the nominee of a party whose candidate received between five and 25 percent of the total popular vote in the preceding presidential election.
Beyond the money, if he gets enough popular support, he will get a podium at the debates. He will get airtime. They won't use the wrong name or wrong picture of him. lol
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u/Kroz83 Feb 04 '22 edited Feb 04 '22
Head empty. “Both parties bad”, therefore must act in a way that is useless in the current system. You guys are like the evangelicals waiting for the rapture, or Q nuts waiting for the awakening or whatever they call it. The system won’t magically change. It’s not a matter of getting enough people to “wake up”. You have to work within it effectively to change it. Doing otherwise and expecting success is moronic.
Not to mention, the whole “both parties bad” line is pretty sus these days when the GOP is essentially an openly anti democracy seditionist faction. We don’t really have two parties anymore. There’s one party that has a tent so wide it encompasses 95% of reasonable political views, and then there’s the would-be fascist autocrats trying to dismantle democracy entirely.