even if you vote for a joke party

are you hating politics that much?

it _means_ something

yes

Joke party is the only way to say I'm not happy with any serious option without supporting nazis

i'd vote for a right leaning nationalistic party and an autoritarian president

we live in a society that allows us to contribute and to elect our representatives but instead of taking it seriously people would rather vote for funny parties <:haha:318675605233336330>

@Luckbot this

voting for a joke party is equivalent to 'none of the above, fuck this'

why not just ruin your voting leaflet then?

just dont go voting tbh

no, that's not the same

doesn't work if you're small

If you don't Vote at all they count it like a vote for everyone

if you don't vote here, some party or candidate gets your vote

if you vote below the threshold its effectively the same

and as i said before (and this is what rogalik absolutely can't stand) i'd rather vote for a small party whose program aligns with my beliefs even if there's no chance they'll get in

There is no real threshold in EU election No?

there is at least here

than vote for a shit party of lesser evil and legitimise that shit

Last time the joke party actually got a single nseat

its not lesser evil its greater good

what I cant stand is this narrative

politics arent evil or something ffs

no, politicians often are

Depends on your definition of evil I guess

this ^

amoral/sociopathic = evil in my book

sorry

as "evil" as average people

yeah ok but to be honest with you

i would abhor it if _an average Joe_ had the power to rule the country

as a representative

how can you think so negatively of the humanity

one of the primary arguments _for_ representative democracy (instead of direct democracy) is based on the belief that this entire process lets us (voters) choose the most qualified experts to vote _on our behalf_

so _excuse me_ for hoping that someone more qualified than an average joe will be elected

yes and voting for joke parties won't achieve that surely

voting for joke parties means "sorry, none of the above"

which i can completely understand

having said that, again

>all these parties, all these candidates still can't find something suitable