You literally posted an article about Stein being a spoiler candidate. That’s the entire point of the article, that her and the libertarian candidate could cost Harris the election. That’s “spoiling” the election.
In order for a third party to win and dethrone the shitty reality of a 2 party system, that third party has to have the infrastructure of members in the house and senate so that if they win, people will work with them, and the party has to have people rally behind them. The problem right now is that there aren’t third parties currently in the house or senate, Independents don’t count cause there is no Independent party. And there isn’t a third party candidate people are trying to rally behind. It’s Jill Stein, or Cornell West, or Claudia de la Cruz, or Jasmine Sherman or others. It’s never one singular candidate. In order for a third party to win, it has to be 1 candidate. And people who advocate to vote for a third party need to decide on who that 1 candidate should be. Because otherwise you’re splitting your vote between multiple candidates, cutting your chances of winning significantly.
If you think a third party should rise, fine. That’s understandable, the current parties have significant problems, what with one being nazis and the other not being as left as the populace would want. But unless you pick someone to advocate for and rally behind, your point is moot. You will never win.
Let me make one thing clear—I am supporting Rachele Fruit of the Socialist Workers Party because she truly aligns with my values. But I post about third parties too, because it’s interesting. It’s political news and this is a political news community.
But let’s get something straight about Stein and others who dare to challenge the duopoly: it’s not about spoiling an election, it’s about pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in a system designed to keep the status quo in place.
The fact that there isn’t a singular third-party candidate to rally behind is a symptom of the very problem we’re fighting against—a rigged system that stifles real alternatives.
But dismissing the efforts of multiple candidates who refuse to toe the line of the two-party stranglehold only serves to protect the very power structure that continues to fail working people.
You literally posted an article about Stein being a spoiler candidate. That’s the entire point of the article, that her and the libertarian candidate could cost Harris the election. That’s “spoiling” the election.
In order for a third party to win and dethrone the shitty reality of a 2 party system, that third party has to have the infrastructure of members in the house and senate so that if they win, people will work with them, and the party has to have people rally behind them. The problem right now is that there aren’t third parties currently in the house or senate, Independents don’t count cause there is no Independent party. And there isn’t a third party candidate people are trying to rally behind. It’s Jill Stein, or Cornell West, or Claudia de la Cruz, or Jasmine Sherman or others. It’s never one singular candidate. In order for a third party to win, it has to be 1 candidate. And people who advocate to vote for a third party need to decide on who that 1 candidate should be. Because otherwise you’re splitting your vote between multiple candidates, cutting your chances of winning significantly.
If you think a third party should rise, fine. That’s understandable, the current parties have significant problems, what with one being nazis and the other not being as left as the populace would want. But unless you pick someone to advocate for and rally behind, your point is moot. You will never win.
Let me make one thing clear—I am supporting Rachele Fruit of the Socialist Workers Party because she truly aligns with my values. But I post about third parties too, because it’s interesting. It’s political news and this is a political news community.
But let’s get something straight about Stein and others who dare to challenge the duopoly: it’s not about spoiling an election, it’s about pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in a system designed to keep the status quo in place.
The fact that there isn’t a singular third-party candidate to rally behind is a symptom of the very problem we’re fighting against—a rigged system that stifles real alternatives.
But dismissing the efforts of multiple candidates who refuse to toe the line of the two-party stranglehold only serves to protect the very power structure that continues to fail working people.