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@freemo Why even leave the house to vote then?
I would say the same about voting for a major party. In not a single election would your vote have changed the outcome, ever. So why do it?
Moreover, if we just look at the significance of your vote, you are a larger percentage of the vote when voting for a third party than when voting for a primary party. Something on the order of 50x **more** impactful when voting for a third party than a primary party in percentage of the vote you account for.
Moreover while not winning or winning for a primary has little effect from your vote, with a third party even loosing has a positive outcome. By swinging the % higher (which you do wtih 50x more effect) you are sending a message even when you loose by raising the % enabling third-party more likely access, exposure, and chance to win in the future.
@freemo The significance of a vote for a candidate that cannot win is zero.
So, a vote for one of the main parties is, by definition, more significant, even if it's literally one in a hundred million.
@LouisIngenthron @freemo You are basically saying if the general environment says something, you cannot even try to resist.
There is always the option to renounce the powers that hold you, to deny their righteousness.
The narrative told is not automatically true. Sometimes, you just live in a world of lies. Embrace it. Call the people attacking you enemies. They cannot do any worse to you than they already do.
@admitsWrongIfProven @freemo No, I'm saying the system for presidential election that we've got imposes these limits that I describe.
None of what I've said here applies to downballot elections, where third parties do stand a chance and can be reasonably voted for.
And that's the only reasonable path I see for a third party... to get a groundswell of local offices long before a successful presidential run.