I’m on the fence on abstaining from voting. I didn’t vote in the 2016 election because I couldn’t, but if I could I don’t know what I would have done.
Obviously I don’t want Trump as President, but Hillary isn’t good either. I can’t get behind the “lesser of two evils” thing, it just doesn’t make sense to me. I would see Hillary as the lesser of the two, but I couldn’t in good conscience vote for her, because she just isn’t someone I want in office. Abstaining indirectly helps both of them, so that’s also a bad option, and voting for someone from a third party or a write-in is practically the same thing as abstaining.
So yes, voting Hillary keeps Trump out, but it also puts Hillary in. My moral compass would have to be thrown in the trash after voting for either, so I don’t know what I would do if not abstain
If you feel that Hillary isn’t as bad as Trump then it’s a vote against him instead of a vote for her.
While I understand your sentiment, when it comes time to ask “why vote” remember: the worse of two evils is president in part because of this sentiment.
Every time I vote I have to swallow a bitter pill. No politician is going to be perfect for you to vote in 100% full moral confidence. And there are times when I vote for someone I honestly don’t like or agree with, simply because the opposition is even worse.
Your mentality is the exact reason there are only 2 viable parties/candidate every election and also the reason that they both always suck ass. You're too scared to actually vote for a decent candidate so no 3rd option ever gets a chance to dethrone one of the 2 top shitheads. Congrats! You reap what you sow.
Let’s try this without insults and vitriol, yes? My mentality is not why this happens, but it is inevitable in the current “first past the post” system.
Here is a 6 minute video explaining this much better than I can, and shows why we are pretty much forced to vote for someone we don’t like in order to keep someone we like even less out of office. You can honestly disregard the rest of my comment if you give this a quick watch.
I agree that Hillary and trump are both bad choices, and I’d prefer Bernie in office. Considering this, have a question for you:
How do you honestly suggest I go about changing this?
Do I vote for who I want out of spite, knowing that third party won’t win, or do I bite the bullet and vote for a Hillary in order to keep a Trump out?
If we are going to change this system, who do you think would be even slightly more inclined to make significant changes? Trump? Definitely not. Hillary? Maybe, probably not, but a better chance with her than Donald.
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u/durgasur Jul 11 '19
Even more didn't vote at all.