08-08-2016, 06:44 PM
There's nothing twitish about being an idealist, but I agree that Bernie-or-busters (as opposed to Bernie supporters) planning to vote for Trump to "bring the system down" are childish and over-entitled (or anarchists, though isn't that the same thing?).
I do think that it's somewhat of a cruel joke that in our pluralist duopoly there are more than two candidates listed on federal ballots. Perhaps there should be a warning label, like "all votes for third party candidates will be thrown in the trash bin, please vote accordingly". So called "protest votes" have zero effect on anything if history is any guide. Their only effect is to make the protest voter feel smug.
I do think that it's somewhat of a cruel joke that in our pluralist duopoly there are more than two candidates listed on federal ballots. Perhaps there should be a warning label, like "all votes for third party candidates will be thrown in the trash bin, please vote accordingly". So called "protest votes" have zero effect on anything if history is any guide. Their only effect is to make the protest voter feel smug.