▲ 261 ▼ Trump’s indictment has turned every American voter into a juror (www.economist.com) submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by Mookulator@wirebase.org to c/politics@lemmy.world 57 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 23 points 3 years ago (1 child) Unfortunately splitting the vote on the left is not the way avoid Trump further fucking up the country permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] TheBaldFox@lemmy.ml -16 points 3 years ago (3 children) If everyone that says they hated the two party system would actually vote third party then we'd actually have a third party. Biden doesn't deserve my vote and I live in a red state. I'd vote for Cornel West even if I lived in a purple state, however, because I'm done propping up the least worst candidates. Nether the dems not the republicans represent the working class and they can all get fucked. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Squirrel@thelemmy.club 21 points 3 years ago I get where you're coming from, but a historic election like this is probably not the one for that action. It's not run-of-the-mill "historic", either. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) I agree, but lesser of two evils and all that. I’m Canadian so I don’t vote for either. We have our own FPTP problems, but at least with a huge section of the country (Quebec) always voting in their federal party it allows room for the NDP in the rest of Canada. Fuckin’ Trudeau ran on election reform then dropped it and legalized weed. So I have mixed feelings about the guy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Blastasaurus@lemm.ee -8 points 3 years ago (1 child) Voting for the lesser of two evils is how Trudeau got into power. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago That’s always how it is in a FPTP system. It was always going to be either the Conservatives or Liberals and the Conservatives keep offering laughably bad candidates. Although, as both those parties shift further right the NDP may have a chance in the distant future. All I’m saying is at least there’s room for other parties thanks to Quebec’s stubbornness. (I mean that in the most loving way) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago No, we'd have a new second party. And that party wouldn't win against Republicans. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] TheBaldFox@lemmy.ml -16 points 3 years ago (3 children) If everyone that says they hated the two party system would actually vote third party then we'd actually have a third party. Biden doesn't deserve my vote and I live in a red state. I'd vote for Cornel West even if I lived in a purple state, however, because I'm done propping up the least worst candidates. Nether the dems not the republicans represent the working class and they can all get fucked. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Squirrel@thelemmy.club 21 points 3 years ago I get where you're coming from, but a historic election like this is probably not the one for that action. It's not run-of-the-mill "historic", either. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) I agree, but lesser of two evils and all that. I’m Canadian so I don’t vote for either. We have our own FPTP problems, but at least with a huge section of the country (Quebec) always voting in their federal party it allows room for the NDP in the rest of Canada. Fuckin’ Trudeau ran on election reform then dropped it and legalized weed. So I have mixed feelings about the guy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Blastasaurus@lemm.ee -8 points 3 years ago (1 child) Voting for the lesser of two evils is how Trudeau got into power. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago That’s always how it is in a FPTP system. It was always going to be either the Conservatives or Liberals and the Conservatives keep offering laughably bad candidates. Although, as both those parties shift further right the NDP may have a chance in the distant future. All I’m saying is at least there’s room for other parties thanks to Quebec’s stubbornness. (I mean that in the most loving way) permalink fedilink source parent [–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago No, we'd have a new second party. And that party wouldn't win against Republicans. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Squirrel@thelemmy.club 21 points 3 years ago I get where you're coming from, but a historic election like this is probably not the one for that action. It's not run-of-the-mill "historic", either. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) I agree, but lesser of two evils and all that. I’m Canadian so I don’t vote for either. We have our own FPTP problems, but at least with a huge section of the country (Quebec) always voting in their federal party it allows room for the NDP in the rest of Canada. Fuckin’ Trudeau ran on election reform then dropped it and legalized weed. So I have mixed feelings about the guy. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Blastasaurus@lemm.ee -8 points 3 years ago (1 child) Voting for the lesser of two evils is how Trudeau got into power. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago That’s always how it is in a FPTP system. It was always going to be either the Conservatives or Liberals and the Conservatives keep offering laughably bad candidates. Although, as both those parties shift further right the NDP may have a chance in the distant future. All I’m saying is at least there’s room for other parties thanks to Quebec’s stubbornness. (I mean that in the most loving way) permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Blastasaurus@lemm.ee -8 points 3 years ago (1 child) Voting for the lesser of two evils is how Trudeau got into power. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago That’s always how it is in a FPTP system. It was always going to be either the Conservatives or Liberals and the Conservatives keep offering laughably bad candidates. Although, as both those parties shift further right the NDP may have a chance in the distant future. All I’m saying is at least there’s room for other parties thanks to Quebec’s stubbornness. (I mean that in the most loving way) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Mongostein@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 years ago That’s always how it is in a FPTP system. It was always going to be either the Conservatives or Liberals and the Conservatives keep offering laughably bad candidates. Although, as both those parties shift further right the NDP may have a chance in the distant future. All I’m saying is at least there’s room for other parties thanks to Quebec’s stubbornness. (I mean that in the most loving way) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 1 point 3 years ago No, we'd have a new second party. And that party wouldn't win against Republicans. permalink fedilink source parent