bugtongue:

thunderflan:

This is why voting for a third party is absolute bullshit and y’all stubborn idiots are so hellbent on being rebellious that you get republicans elected and make shit worse for all of us. Hate me for it if you want but it’s true, third party bullshit fucks us over every. Single. Time. I’m sick of this.

voting third party splits the left vote however many ways there are non-republican options. its understandable why a leftist would want to vote for the person who best fits their idealistic vision for the future, because the left is (at least currently) built on idealism, the need to change things for the better. however, to do that you need to understand how this game is played.

you vote for the option most likely to win, which is the democrat that makes it far enough to be on the ballot, and then you keep voting for everything else. and on top of that you work to get to know your neighbors, and your local businesses, and the people who work in retail, and you just talk to as many of them as you can so people feel connected. and you help support each other so that we can, as a GROUP, push for greater social change.

the left needs to get it together and unite without thinking that doing so would take away each groups sense of purpose and their individual ideals and goals.

you want a revolution? you have to create a sense of stability in your community, and for those people to know each other and know that they can reach out to each other, otherwise that little compost heap in your back yard and the garden in your windosil arent going to be enough to keep you fed if you ever do go off the grid.

the reason republicans win? they work as a unified front. theyll argue with each other and “agree to disagree” but actually work together. the left has the tendency to tear itself down for the sake of moral purity, and its killing all of us.

tldr; third party voting is a symptom of a much larger issue and guilting people is a band-aid.