Re: Quote from Bohemian Rhapsody Here.

Date: 2010-01-21 02:11 am (UTC)
Except you don't have those options. You're in an inevitable and inescapable two-party system, and third-parties are nothing but a trap that cause your vote to be wasted - and thus, help the election of the party *furthest* from your ideals.

If you like the Democrats more than the Republicans, and you decide to vote Green because they're FURTHER from the Republicans, you're an idiot who is helping the Republicans (your least-favourite party, remember) beat the only people who can compete with them.

The same happens if you think the Republicans aren't fascist or racist enough and you vote Constitution Party or Libertarian Party to get even further away from the Democrats: You're an idiot, and you're helping the people you disagree with most get elected by voting *against* the people who most closely match your position.

The USA is a two-party system. You can vote for one party, for the other party, or for "favour my enemies but don't support my friends".
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