What's the go with Cornel West in the US presidential election?
What's the go with Cornel West in the US presidential election?
From my outside perspective, he seems like an amazing candidate with actual left-wing policies and ideas, yet I've never heard a single American mention his name?
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We can't have a discussion about him until the country abolishes first-past-the-post and implements ranked-choice or STAR voting.
Anything you might think you're accomplishing with that discussion is just pushing us toward fascism (due to stealing Biden votes (don't kill the messenger)). So don't, obviously.
And when do you expect that to happen?
You guys really need mandatory elections with a preferential voting system
We also need universal single payer healthcare, UBI, and bunch of other stuff but we are too busy punching ourselves in the dick to appease the corporations that own our politicians.
We can’t have a discussion about him
Umm, We obviously can. That's literally this thread.
until the country abolishes first-past-the-post
It's not up to national politicians to replace first-past-the-post. That is a state-level political decision. With that in mind it is crazy to expect that all 50 states will replace our first-past-the-post voting system anytime soon.
due to stealing Biden votes
hahaha, As if you can steal votes. That idea is absurd.
No politician is entitled to your vote. Everyone should vote for the best candidate regardless of their perceived popularity. Unfortunately what people should do is largely irrelevant because as a general rule people don't do what they should do. What they actually end up doing is the perceived easier action. And that is voting for the least shitty option (in their opinion) in the general election.
I would say the optimal voting strategy is the least shitty option currently, but I would not bash anyone for voting for who they think will be the best candidate for the position.
It's because of attitudes like yours that Trump won in 2016.
In what way?
I would say it is more because of people that try to gatekeep what people say and do.
But in reality, it just because we have a shitty political system and a culture full of shallow people who unwilling to use rational thought instead of shallow judgements.
If leftists voted for Hillary in 2016, abortion would still be legal.
So, to suggest voting for West, you must either be celebrating the rescinding of reproductive rights for women, or you are unable to comprehend the connection.
If centrists voted for Bernie in 2016, abortion would still be legal.
Why is it always leftists that have to sacrifice their ideals for centrists/right-wingers?
Bernie wasn't on the ballot, but you are clearly quite well aware of that. Blocking for enabling fascism.
He was in the primaries, why didn't they vote for him then?
You can't block reality, stop supporting right wing politicians.
I never suggested any such thing. Nice strawman.