Victoria Antoinette

marginalizing an accomplished academic and political activist as a lunatic is gross.

McCain was a Republican and Kerry is a Democrat. Of course they were viable!

they didn’t win. the label of “viable” is a myth.

Unless you are introducing a viable candidate

viability is a media myth. kerry was viable. mccain was viable.

You are actively supporting all the negative things about the candidate you agree with least by not voting for one of the two primary candidates.

that’s not what active support is.

this isn’t science, it is story telling

deal with the misinformation in your community

capitalism superceded mercantilism about 2 centuries ago. it’s nowhere near as old as currency

communism is a wishful thinking pipe dream that turns into authoritarianism every time.

except every time it hasn’t

except all the ones you are ignoring

org mode

that is not the correct analysis. the correct analysis is that strategic voting in a fptp system leads to party consolidation. the solution is values voting

this entire comment is obfuscation. I asked a specific question in response to a specific claim.

3rd party voting or apathy is a vote for your opponent

no, it’s a vote for the so-called third party or no vote at all.

Green party takes votes from Democrats

this is a myth. votes Don’t belong to the Democrats. they belong to the voters. it’s up to candidates to earn votes.

when are votes for anyone but trump allowed to be counted for trump?

it is . you are presenting my argument in a way to make it seem silly.

this is election misinformation. only a vote for trump can be counted as a vote for trump. a vote for any other candidate cannot be counted for trump.

this is a straw man.

it’s a clear-eyed understanding of what to do about party consolidation under fptp.

first past the post isn’t responsible for that. it’s a tactic called “strategic voting” and it results in the consolidation of parties under fptp. the solution is not to vote for people you don’t want to win.