(Third party || independent) != evil
Feb. 22nd, 2004 11:33 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
seasleepyQuick question: Why is everyone so freaking pissed that Nader is running?
He's not a Democrat. If you like the Democratic policies, you're going to be voting for the Democrats anyway. People will vote for Nader because they like Nader or his policies.
If you're annoyed that he's running, keep in mind that the people that would be voting Democratic that would now vote for Nader only might have voted Democratic, and only because they couldn't find anything else that better supports their views.
People have become so focused on voting for a "viable" candidate that they forget that you should vote for the one who best supports your views, whether that person is a major-party candidate or not.
I really hate being independent when everyone is in two-party think like this. (And no, I'm not a Nader supporter. It just drives me crazy that everyone seems to think it's freaking immoral for someone to offer a third viewpoint.)
He's not a Democrat. If you like the Democratic policies, you're going to be voting for the Democrats anyway. People will vote for Nader because they like Nader or his policies.
If you're annoyed that he's running, keep in mind that the people that would be voting Democratic that would now vote for Nader only might have voted Democratic, and only because they couldn't find anything else that better supports their views.
People have become so focused on voting for a "viable" candidate that they forget that you should vote for the one who best supports your views, whether that person is a major-party candidate or not.
I really hate being independent when everyone is in two-party think like this. (And no, I'm not a Nader supporter. It just drives me crazy that everyone seems to think it's freaking immoral for someone to offer a third viewpoint.)
