For a long time now, the Democratic and Republican parties have effectively controlled American politics between them while blocking out any other parties from truly participating. And thanks to the cozy nature of the relationships between those two parties and the media, the American public has been told ad nauseum that a vote for any other party's candidate would be waste of a vote. As a result, people accept this blindly without realizing that the status quo can and will change if enough people say: ''No more!''
Let me be clear, the only way I could vote for Trump is following my lobotomy from the neck up. And while Clinton is clearly and obviously a better choice, I still cannot in good conscience vote for her. It's not because of her gender as I am a feminist, nor is it for any of the ridiculous reasons the GOP have been throwing out ever since she was the First Lady.
I have three major problems with Clinton. First, environmental: She still supports fracking even though it's destroying our potable water and further exacerbating climate change. Second, financial: Her past and present ties with Wall St., between all those speaking fees and that so much of her campaign contributions come from Wall St., she's not likely to truly bite the hand that's fed her so well and for so long; not to the extent that she needs to for real reforms to start happening. Third, war: As with her vote to invade Iraq, so it is with her approach to Syria. Her pushing for military intervention has helped to create the Syrian refugee crisis. More war does not end nor prevent a war!
For those reasons, and since the Democratic Party conspired to block Bernie Sanders at every turn and make certain he wasn't on the ballot, I voted for Jill Stein. Regardless, we all need to stop buying into the notion that there are only two parties and maybe we can finally get the change we called so loudly for during the Primaries. The Founding Fathers were in fact against the concept of political parties.
Let me clarify one more thing, my reference to the media is about far more than Hillary Clinton. My reference to the media is in regards to how we've been hearing for decades that voting for a third-party candidate is a wasted vote. Let's face it, the media is owned by the elites, and the elites are the ones who try to give us only two candidates between two parties every election cycle. The media has been burying all the various third-parties, and the media has control of the vetted information. Examples: "Mainstream media ignore third-party Senate challengers", "These 6 Corporations Control 90% Of The Media In America", "Media Deception: You Are Not Getting The Truth", and "10 Brilliant Quotes by Noam Chomsky on How Media Really Operates in America". The dual party system as a whole has been sold to you. Frankly, you do better to stay well clear of American corporate media for your important information.
- Rev. J.T. Smith
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