Re: Who is a Democrat and who is a Republican?
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Why bother supporting a candidate or party that has no chance to win any important position in government? If you refuse to pick the lesser of two evils all you do is give more weight to those who do.
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Well, let's look at this strategically:
I hate Democrats and Republicans equally. I don't agree with either's ideologies. I don't see any way to determine which is the "lesser of two evils." I gain nothing from voting for either, except a wonderful feeling of guilt. There is no reason for me to vote Republicrat.
Furthermore, if I were to constrain myself to always voting for the lesser of two evils, and so do the majority of the voters, I/we have ensured that evil will always have power.
I also have another option: not voting. If there aren't any candidates that I like running in the election, and I don't even think the federal government structure should exist, why would I want to endorse it by voting? I'd much rather contribute to the real majority; the people who don't vote at all.
You can laugh and say that I'm throwing my vote away, but honestly, when is the last time your vote in a national election made a difference?
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