Many of my Democrat friends seem to be stuck on Trump. They are pushing me to not be open to voting for him at all. The main reason is because of their belief that Trump is a racist.
Initially, I felt this would kind of putting me in a bind because if I say I'd vote for him, or that I'm even open to it, then I some of my friends might accuse me of supporting racism.
But then I got back to thinking of my philosophy on politics which is largely what keeps me as an independent. My view is that both parties are corrupt and have problems. While many Democrats may focus on race and see that issue as being a deal breaker when it comes to considering a Republican candidate, but on the other side, the Democrats allowing things that some view as immoral or dangerous, may be a deal breaker for some (esp. Christians) to consider voting for a Democrat candidate.
So that leaves me voting in part for the candidate who I have the least disagreement with or who doesn't have as many negatives. That will inevitably leave me voting for someone even when I do NOT totally agree with their views. But I do try to balance things out by making sure I vote for the other party for other offices. In other words, I like having a government with no dominate party. That helps keep both parties in check in that none of them have the votes to cater to the extreme views of their party.
For the record, I will not vote Trump because of his poor judgement and thinking when it came to his election lost. He doesn't want to accept his lost. He now reminds me of a conspiracy theorist and I think that's dangerous to have in the White House. Of course, the racism and xenophobia or his attempts to appeal to that crowd is wrong, but his poor thinking on the election pushes me to the point to not vote for him at all. The negatives outweigh the positives in my subjective valuation.
Any thoughts or questions are welcomed!
Initially, I felt this would kind of putting me in a bind because if I say I'd vote for him, or that I'm even open to it, then I some of my friends might accuse me of supporting racism.
But then I got back to thinking of my philosophy on politics which is largely what keeps me as an independent. My view is that both parties are corrupt and have problems. While many Democrats may focus on race and see that issue as being a deal breaker when it comes to considering a Republican candidate, but on the other side, the Democrats allowing things that some view as immoral or dangerous, may be a deal breaker for some (esp. Christians) to consider voting for a Democrat candidate.
So that leaves me voting in part for the candidate who I have the least disagreement with or who doesn't have as many negatives. That will inevitably leave me voting for someone even when I do NOT totally agree with their views. But I do try to balance things out by making sure I vote for the other party for other offices. In other words, I like having a government with no dominate party. That helps keep both parties in check in that none of them have the votes to cater to the extreme views of their party.
For the record, I will not vote Trump because of his poor judgement and thinking when it came to his election lost. He doesn't want to accept his lost. He now reminds me of a conspiracy theorist and I think that's dangerous to have in the White House. Of course, the racism and xenophobia or his attempts to appeal to that crowd is wrong, but his poor thinking on the election pushes me to the point to not vote for him at all. The negatives outweigh the positives in my subjective valuation.
Any thoughts or questions are welcomed!
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