NY2TheBay wrote:CJackson wrote:NY2TheBay wrote:HRC and Trump are both scum. The thinking that a vote for stein or whatever third party rep is a vote away from HRC or Trump is what is part of the problem in our country by giving in to the 2 party system. Paradigm shift needs to happen eventually.
Politics is politics, these people say and feed you what they feel you want to hear whether its regurgitated or original.
I feel your thought was incomplete. What is the paradigm shift?
Not really incomplete rather incomplete on the end of US citizens. The shift in ideology that we have to vote one way or another when we the people are in control in the first place. Why must we be force fed into deciding the next president elect? Lets get behind a third party and make it a three team race here, after all we have the power to do so. The media and powers that be lend you to believe that we dont.
What does a mainstream third party accomplish, outside of almost guaranteeing that no party will get a majority of the vote?
Is 3 enough? If I don't agree with the policies and values of any of the parties, should there be a 4th, 5th, 9th party? And if a 3rd party becomes mainstream, what will stop them from being corrupted as well?
I'm not really disagreeing with you, but I am trying to forecast what you see as a solution. Options are a good thing, but there is so much on the spectrum to account for.