2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Switch Jill Stein votes to Clinton, and just half of Gary Johnson votes, and here's what you get: [View all]frazzled
(18,402 posts)The only real choice was between Clinton and Trump. No one in their right mind would think either Johnson or Stein had a chance to win. Either Clinton or Trump was going to be president. That was the choice.
"Voting your conscience" is an immoral choice. You have choice, and you have responsibility. She didn't "inspire" them? I hope they're inspired by Trump. That was the choice. It was a choice for the nation, not for your conscience or your gut or your excitement level. It is selfish to vote for a certain loser when you know what the consequences for your nation and millions of people will be. Medicare privatized, immigrants barred, foreign alliances and treaties shredded, a Supreme Court decimated ... and on and on.
The numbers above are incontrovertible proof that third party voters and those who didn't vote at all bear full responsibility for the current situation.