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Voting for either party provide the regime legitimacy.
Voting 3p is a denying them legitimacy
Okay, so participating in the system is feeding it. I understand your point, but it feels like you're completely dismissing the momentum our current system has. I don't think slowing it down is a possibility right now, especially since the mechanisms in place specifically prevent extreme policy changes from one administration to the next--namely, our country's 70+ years of hard-line support for Israel--so the next reasonable step to take is to steer it in a better direction.
Unfortunately, the majority of people are already steering either right or left. Refusing to engage or trying to push this massive machine in a less popular direction is, for now, like screaming into the void. So, I push with the others, hoping to create breathing room until we can change the way we do things and allow for better political representation in our democracy.
50% right, 50% left nothing is done.
I am breaking the tie. Clearly doing the two party circle jerk aint doing shit for anyone who works for money.
I don't think having additional parties is enough of a change. Two or ten, there could still be a stalemate, and without a good way to keep things actually representative, we'll just revert to the status quo.
real purpose for 3p voting within US would be to deny 2 party regime legitimacy and MAYBE we can get some worker focused reforms, but this is a wet dream.
best plebs can do currently it let the regime know "NO"