Because the reality of our shitty political system is that not supporting the only viable non-fascist candidate means supporting the one that is.
Isn’t this a little disingenuous? Or maybe individualism is so ingrained in the western psyche that people honestly don’t see the asymmetry of this framing.
The reality of our political system is that the only way to get change is to demand it from the people who need your vote. By giving your vote without demanding change, you’re supporting the system that disenfranchises you (and you’re supporting the binary choice that was given to you by it).
Isn’t this a little disingenuous? Or maybe individualism is so ingrained in the western psyche that people honestly don’t see the asymmetry of this framing.
The reality of our political system is that the only way to get change is to demand it from the people who need your vote. By giving your vote without demanding change, you’re supporting the system that disenfranchises you (and you’re supporting the binary choice that was given to you by it).
No, not even slightly