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In a two party system that just means no political party will ever represent your interests. You're giving up any power that you have to influence politics so that the "lesser of two evils" can slowly drag your country to hell.
Is the progressive change to the Democratic party in the room with us right now, post–2024 presidential election? It seems many believe the lesson is "drop social issues" when that wasn't even mentioned at the DNC. They're also adapting a harder stance towards immigration while not bulging on economic issues.
So don't vote and let the greater of two evils drag your country to hell faster?
So don't vote and let the greater of two evils drag your country to hell faster?
Don't vote and force the party who gives lip service to representing your interests to actually step up and put their money where their mouth is! Any party who can only run on "we're not as bad as the other guys" doesn't deserve to exist.
How has that been working?
I don't know, nobody has ever had the stones to do it for long enough to matter. How has blithely accepting neo-liberalism's theft of the 99%'s economic future been going?
I voted based on Bernie Sanders's recommendations given he is a politician actually trying to implement change.
I have yet to see any case where not voting has ever led to a system where people get what they want.
Oh no? Have you looked for any?
Yes.