Thread by @SharpSweetBella

Voting third party in THIS election is just a lazy, meaningless demonstration of privilege.

Shrouded by the “courage of your convictions” third party votes are just dicking around with queer, BIPOC, disabled & immigrant lives because of the hubris that they’ll survive facism 😡

If you’ve been on my feed long enough, you’ll know I have worked campaigns before, I’ve worked in policy AND I care about trauma informed social change. In any other election (other than 2016), I haven’t cared as much.

But not this year and not THIS election.

Below is a great summary of the ways Trump has endangered basic human rights in 4 years. Your third party vote doesn’t “send a message” to the parties other than passively telling them that you’re cool with four more years of this: civilrights.org/trump-rollback…

It also tells your BIPOC, disabled, trans friends, family or co-workers that you think more highly of your vote than their lives.

I’m voting for Biden because as an adult I recognize that I have a larger responsibility to the whole of humanity, not just “making my voice heard”

And don’t think I disagree...I want more than the two limited options we have before us. I want it to truly be a competitive race full of nuance and hope.

But I am scared my family won’t live to see that world because if Trump wins, he WILL take revenge on the most vulnerable.