From: Dickey, Michael F (michael_f_dickey@groton.pfizer.com)
Date: Wed Sep 11 2002 - 07:20:52 MDT
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From: Lee Daniel Crocker [mailto:lee@piclab.com]
> (Dickey, Michael F <michael_f_dickey@groton.pfizer.com>):
> Harvey Newstrom wrote:
>> Until libertarian candidates become more popular and realistic,
>> I see the Democratic party as the lesser of two evils.
> Great post. I concur totally....
"Frankly, I find the attitude dangerous and unamerican.... A vote isn't
a bet--you don't "lose" if you vote for a candidate that isn't elected.
It's an expression of preference, and you only lose if your real
preference isn't heard. Voting for the lesser of two evils perpetuates
evil, is dishonest, and is part of the cause of American political
cynicism. And refusing to stand up for your real beliefs because they
aren't yet "popular" enough is just cowardly. If you really, honestly
believe that the Libertarian candidate would be the best, you are
morally obligated to express that preference, or else you are morally
complicit in perpetuating the duopoly.
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Just to clarify, Lee, I did not say 'Great post, I concur totally' that was
Michael Wilk. My comments focused on Clinton and Rwanda. Quite the
contrary, I agree with you, I have voted and will vote Libertarian in every
electrion for those exact reasons. It is in the major parties benefit to
perpetuate this notion that if you vote for a third party you 'waste' your
vote, this essentially boils down to a self re-enforcing effect that always
caused the majority to remain the majority. When in reality, it is quite
clear that voting for a third party can and does make a difference,
especially in a close election.
Michael Dickey
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