True because a third party would be immune from all the pathologies that afflict the other two

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True because a third party would be immune from all the pathologies that afflict the other two

Author: Chris94 (37111 Posts - Original UHND Member)

Posted at 12:59 pm on Aug 19, 2025

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When people call for a third party, they imagine that it would not be affected by big money or beholden to special interests.

In reality, it would have to be funded like a startup, probably by a group of megadonors. Who would control it much more than anyone controls the other parties.

It would be even worse.

But go ahead and dream.

Replies to: "True because a third party would be immune from all the pathologies that afflict the other two"

"Donald Tump's Approval Rating Plummets With Millennials"... [LINK] - TyroneIrish - 11:09am 8/19/25 (28) [View All]
- If You Are Not a Liberal at 25, You Have No Heart. If You Are Not a Conservative at 35 You Have [LINK] - Curly1918 - 11:37am 8/19/25
  - Have you figured out how much the BBB will save you on taxes? [NT] - ND521 - 2:08pm 8/19/25
    - Not yet but I should get a little since I'm on SS [NT] - Curly1918 - 3:16pm 8/19/25
  - Read your own chart more carefully…see the upward trend for ALL groups?…Trumpism isn’t - TyroneIrish - 11:54am 8/19/25
    - After more careful reading younger it looks like younger generations of voters exhibit significantly - Curly1918 - 2:06pm 8/19/25
      - The article speaks to the entire group…not just the youngest among them. MAGAs is in a - TyroneIrish - 8:30pm 8/19/25
      - Will they put greediest above the neediest too? [NT] - ND521 - 2:10pm 8/19/25
        Envy and sloth are also among the seven deadly sins. - Curly1918 - 3:24pm 8/19/25
  - Young people are more educated about politics, whether geo or in general. I don't believe this hold - Quest4twelve - 11:43am 8/19/25
    - Agree that Trump is not a "conservative". - iairishcheeks - 12:42pm 8/19/25
      - Cheeks, what was the most insane thing Dem party leaders pushed forward allowing liberals to lose - Quest4twelve - 1:27pm 8/19/25
        Do I have to pick one? - iairishcheeks - 2:03pm 8/19/25
        I didn’t say what ring wing media attributes to D leaders. Actually legislation moved forward. [NT] - Quest4twelve - 4:35pm 8/19/25
        Well, not enforcing immigration law was a choice. - iairishcheeks - 5:08pm 8/19/25
        Didn’t realize the Trump authoritarians are following existing law to hang out at Home Depots [NT] - Quest4twelve - 5:12pm 8/19/25
        That's your best? [NT] - iairishcheeks - 6:47pm 8/19/25
      - Read Chris' post... [NT] - TyroneIrish - 1:26pm 8/19/25
      - We need a viable 3rd party to stop the race to the bottom [NT] - irish93 - 12:51pm 8/19/25
        True because a third party would be immune from all the pathologies that afflict the other two - Chris94 - 12:59pm 8/19/25
        It would take us out of the binary mindset. - iairishcheeks - 1:59pm 8/19/25
        Sure. It would solve all our problems! - Chris94 - 2:24pm 8/19/25
        According to Gallup 58% of U.S. adults believe a third major party is needed. - iairishcheeks - 2:35pm 8/19/25
        They all think like you. They assume it will solve problems rather than create all new ones. - Chris94 - 4:36pm 8/19/25
        Why don't you focus on unfucking your party. [NT] - iairishcheeks - 5:10pm 8/19/25
        
        ok [NT] - irish93 - 1:04pm 8/19/25
- 40% approval among millennials? That's far higher than what I thought it would be [NT] - MarkHarman - 11:36am 8/19/25
  - You must've stopped reading...try 33% [NT] - Quest4twelve - 11:44am 8/19/25
- Truth social stating his "strongest polls ever" in 3, 2, 1.... [NT] - Quest4twelve - 11:13am 8/19/25