American voters are not satisfied with the abysmal options for president. They are right in their disgust between Biden and Trump as the only options, war criminals that deserve to be behind bars. These voters are saying they will stay home and skip the next election.
Don’t. You are disenfranchising yourself.
If democracy could talk, it would say, “If you want change, you must foster this change. You have the freedoms to make the democracy what you want but it is up to the voters to instigate that change.” There is nothing that stops voters from having a multi-party system in the US, except for US voters.
There is this fear of third-parties in the US that has been instilled in voters and it is damaging our options and our right to representation. Please read this informative article about Third Parties in the US Political System.
American voters must disregard the attacks from the Democratic and Republican parties that try to delegitimize third-party voting.
The Democrats and Republicans have drown out other voices in the political party spectrum to wield their power. They collude together to push out any third-party attempts. It is up to voters to ignore the rhetoric and propaganda of these two parties because their intent is to continue to maintain power. Neither party cares for voters or the needs of Americans because we would not be in our current situation if we did. People are struggling financially and we are told that the economy is flourishing. It is flourishing only for CEO’s. Those are the voices that the Democrats and Republicans hear, not the voices of the American people.
We do have options. Trust in the framework of this democracy. I do not ask you trust in the people. The US elected officials in all offices have lost the trust of their constituents. They are the issue and must go. Of course there are some major issues that need rebalancing within the democratic framework, but the essence of the Constitution is meant to protect you. It is the people that are elected who do not protect you.
You are not powerless. They want you to think that you are powerless, but you aren’t.
This is why we have such large attacks on the First Amendment. Again, it is the elected officials that are not protecting you, they are attacking our rights. The framework of the democracy does protect you. The people in power right now are doing their best to withhold our freedoms and rights, while the framework is set to protect those freedoms and rights.
These elected officials, and the diehards from both parties, do their best to delegitimize third party voting as a wasted vote. It is note. No vote is ever wasted in a democracy. It is outright undemocratic to say such a thing. Democracy would directly counter this argument with the intent of voting is for you to seek the representation that best represent you. You have this right. You have this freedom. They want voters to be scared back into two-party voting so they can maintain power and control.
If more people vote third-party, this will completely change the system. More voices will be heard and represented. This will break the stranglehold in legislation that focuses more on corporations then the needs of the people.
Abraham Lincoln was a third party president. Let that give everyone some hope.
Lincoln won because it was at a time the country desperately needed change. We are at a similar juncture.
Have hope. Vote. Vote for reform. Vote for representation. Vote third-party. When we finally have better representation, we can start to rebalance our broken checks and balances within the government structure like campaign financing, eliminating the electoral college, and term limits for all offices.
From the river to the sea, may Palestine be free. May the whole world be free.
Vote 3rd party. Protest. BE UNGOVERNABLE. Boycott. Donate. Volunteer. Contact your elected officials. Share the stories from Palestine. Share the news from Palestine. Share the history of Palestine. Please extend the same energy to other areas and people that face genocide and atrocities- Sudan, the Congo, the Rohingyans, West Papua, Armenians, and the Uyghurs.