• GBU_28@lemm.ee
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    3 months ago

    Completely agree.

    A presidential ballot is not the place for that though. It’s like wishing you had a different airplane, when you’re already coming in for landing. You’re already committed.

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      3 months ago

      But if we don’t push for bold change now, we’ll never get off the ground in the first place. Settling for what’s already in motion only ensures that the landing strip stays the same, election after election.

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        3 months ago

        The point is to make changes before takeoff, to continue the example.

        Grassroots positions. Down ballot posts. Judicial reform. Be planning for elections in the 2030’s.

        The effort to establish viable 3rd party candidates now, started years ago. It unfortunately failed. Those candidates did not achieve viability in 2024, and therefore don’t exist, for practical purposes. To circle back, they especially don’t exist if the goal is to keep trump out of office, which I stated was mine.

        I can’t understand how others don’t share that goal, due to his wild, right wing plans that are an order of magnitude worse than harris’ positions. Especially for disenfranchised minority groups, not even starting on the basics of governmental integrity.

        If 3rd party groups spent their energy deplatforming conservatives then we would all have greater harmony, and third party platforms would find more space for their voice. Instead they make primary enemies with democrats, their nearest neighbors, and then wonder why the DNC and popular democrats shun them at every opportunity.

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          3 months ago

          I agree that building a viable third party should start from the ground up, focusing on grassroots positions and down-ballot posts. However, the reality is that change isn’t linear and doesn’t always follow a neat timeline. While the efforts to establish viable third-party candidates for 2024 may not have achieved widespread success, it doesn’t mean the push for alternatives should be abandoned or ridiculed.

          Regarding Trump, I don’t deny the dangers his return poses, particularly to disenfranchised groups. However, this isn’t just about Trump; it’s about the systemic issues that allow figures like him to gain power in the first place.

          If third-party efforts only focused on deplatforming conservatives, they would risk becoming just another arm of the duopoly, which itself has consistently failed to bring about meaningful change for working people. The real challenge is not just to oppose one party or candidate but to break the cycle that leaves voters feeling trapped between two unsatisfactory choices.