• mashbooq@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Then the likely outcome of your actions is at odds with your stated goal of forcing the two major parties to shift their platforms over time.

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      2 months ago

      The candidates themselves aren’t really as important, they’ve shown themselves to be chameleons whose positions shift as it’s convenient and necessary. Authoritarian self-styled strongman Donald Trump felt compelled to show up at the Libertarian National Convention only to get booed when he tried to woo voters, so there must be at least some recognition of third parties’ interests.