I'm gonna say something unpopular now

[GoneOffShore]

77. Here's the boilerplate I have for the third party fans:

The US political system is not a light switch nor is it a fast car - It can be likened more to a very large ship. In order to change direction, it takes time. In the US system, which isn't going to change any time soon, there are two parties, whether you like it or not.
Third parties, until they prove themselves viable, and no, the Greens, financed by Moscow last time out of the gate, nor the Liebertarians (sic), financed by people who don't want government to work, will likely never make it in the US system. Third parties are the four-year locusts of US politics. They show up, make a lot of noise, leave a mess, and disappear.
You want change? Run for block captain in your local party, run for ward leader, run for city council, run for state senator - in that order. And then you might get a chance at running and winning a Congressional seat. It takes a lot of work. It takes a lot of time. It takes your entire fecking life. And you can make change from within.
Some things to keep in mind -
1 - The perfect is the enemy of the good. - "Opposing progress in favour of perfection is not progressive."
2 - All politics is local.
3 - 90% of success is showing up.
4 - 'Politics is the art of the possible, the attainable — the art of the next best' Otto von Bismarck —
5 - You're not going to get a unicorn who shits rainbows.
6 - See number one.
There are never going to be unicorns who shit rainbows.
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