RE: Questions for American Atheists
June 27, 2012 at 4:14 pm
(This post was last modified: June 27, 2012 at 4:15 pm by Cato.)
I will also cast my vote for Gary Johnson. My vote will not be wasted; it's my vote and I'll vote based on my principles. The idea that my vote is wasted because the candidate that aligns best with my principles has very little chance of winning is absurd.
It's as if I went to a restaurant where everyone gets a burger, but the one spread that everyone gets will be decided on votes cast by all the patrons. The choices are mustard, cat shit, and chicken shit. I know ahead of time that I will likely be forced to eat shit because of the popularity of the shit eater choices and will admit that cat shit is more palatable than chicken shit, but I want mustard.
The wasted vote argument requires me to choose cat shit, because I find it more agreeable than chicken shit, but I'm still going to have to eat shit. I'll take my chances with mustard in the absurd hope that a slim majority of other patrons are tired of eating shit.
It's as if I went to a restaurant where everyone gets a burger, but the one spread that everyone gets will be decided on votes cast by all the patrons. The choices are mustard, cat shit, and chicken shit. I know ahead of time that I will likely be forced to eat shit because of the popularity of the shit eater choices and will admit that cat shit is more palatable than chicken shit, but I want mustard.
The wasted vote argument requires me to choose cat shit, because I find it more agreeable than chicken shit, but I'm still going to have to eat shit. I'll take my chances with mustard in the absurd hope that a slim majority of other patrons are tired of eating shit.
