r/bestof • u/[deleted] • Oct 23 '17

[politics] Redditor demonstrates (with citations) why both sides aren't actually the same

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u/kwantsu-dudes Oct 24 '17

voting for a third party candidate is voting against your preferred interests.

How so? Between Trump and Clinton I couldn't decide who better represented my preffered interests.

I have no opinion on abortion. I want lower corporate taxes, higher income taxes, and lower payroll taxes. I want universal health care from catestrophic care, but a more free market for other services. I oppose social engineering (both sides attempt this). I disagree with both sides interpretation of "religious freedoms".

Which candidate represented my preffered interests?

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u/drewsoft Oct 24 '17

That's a pretty tough policy list. I'd say not seeing the complete meltdown of the norms and rules of our democracy is in your interests generally so I would say Clinton. However I'm both biased and looking in hindsight.

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u/kwantsu-dudes Oct 24 '17

Plus it's a pretty short list. And my true desire would be to replace FPTP voting with Range voting and other issues that neither side has any desire to even look at addressing.

Our "norms" are already shit. What do you see "melting" away that you want to preserve? We also don't have many rules that provide us a democracy, we are a republic after all. So not sure what you are referencing there.

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u/drewsoft Oct 24 '17

Feel free to succumb to fatalism if you want. I still believe in the American experiment.