One of the most pernicious effects of "lesser of two evils" voting, beyond its obvious perpetuation of evil, is the fact that it turns adherents into partisans.
I can't tell you how many times I've watched people go from "X is evil but still better than Y" to "X actually isn't evil after all."
It's as if the mere act of casting your vote for someone forces you to start subconsciously polishing that person's record.
Somewhere along the way, "Obama did some evil things but I'll take him over Romney" turns into "the worst thing Obama ever did was wear a tan suit."
In a 2 party or 2 candidate system, many people are voting against the option they dislike the most rather than the option they want. If there is nobody worth voting for then don't vote.
The problem isn't so much the candidates but the system itself. The system is designed to produce candidates that perpetuate the system and all the problems that come with it. We need to work towards a superior viable alternative.
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Humans have some funny psychological quirks... one of them being to "normalize" even their worst decision making. Whether it's politics, or agreeing to take an absolutely horrible job and then "defending" that action... it's pretty much everywhere.
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