[quote=“strophariad, post:231, topic:59394”]
My question was about campaigning.
[/quote]I was referring to both. I apologize if I wasn’t clear.
[quote=“strophariad, post:231, topic:59394”]
campaigning for a candidate who doesn’t go on to win can nonetheless do some good.
[/quote]Not my style. I don’t support protest candidates. I will turn my support towards Clinton if Sanders loses to her. There’s no way in hell I’ll sit idly by while Republicans destroy this planet with yet another administration. I don’t like Clinton, however the Republican alternatives are unthinkable.
If someone wants to run to win and they are viable, I’ll work with them. I would send her some money if she didn’t serve as a potential spoiler, but she’s regrettably already doing so. As I said, if Bernie did the same, he’d be getting little (if any) support from me right now.
I want to make progressive third parties a viable alternative down the road, not just a perpetual platform for protest candidates. I’m in this for the long-game.
[quote=“strophariad, post:231, topic:59394”]
If Clinton is nominated, you may vote for the lesser evil, while others vote for the greater good.
[/quote]Your vote in the real world may be for a good-intentioned spoiler that will help to usher in vastly greater evil (depending upon which state you’re in, of course). I’ll have no part in perpetuating vastly greater evil (that also translates to vastly more death and destruction) indirectly or otherwise.
Again, I hope you take a closer look at the concept of the perfect being the enemy of the good & more on this.
If you want to discuss this concept further, I’m going to refer you to here as we’re getting off-topic:
Link to my thread post ← Within that thread I’ve said all I’m ever going to say on that topic.
