Voting Third Party Is The Moral Thing To Do
Well I casted my vote early and I didn't vote for Donald Trump or Kamala Harris. I ended up voting for Chase Oliver, the Libertarian candidate for president. Even though I know he has snowball's chance in hell of winning, I simply couldn't bring myself to vote for the two candidates that are pro-war and pro-genocide.
I needed to be able to sleep at night knowing that I did not lend my consent to the mass killing of people in Gaza and around the world using American military equipment to do it. My vote was in protest to the two parties twisted sense of entitlement and delusions of grandeur. The policies that are put in place by these candidates do have an impact on the rest of the world. As much as we would like it not to be the case, it simply is.
So if you are voting for Donald Trump or Kamala Harris you know full well that they represent and what their policies are in regards to foreign policy. When it comes to foreign policy both parties are indistinguishable from each other.
Democrats and Republicans are strong supporters of Israel and will not do anything to stop the genocide occurring there at the moment. The question you have to ask yourself as you step into that voting booth is are you Ok with being complicit in a genocide. Your vote makes you a supporter of this policy. It may sound mean but that's how strongly I feel about this topic.
As Bitcoiners we should want to make the world a better place anyway that we can even if its voting for a candidate that isn't likely going to win. In the long run yes Bitcoin will make situations like this less prevalent but this is a long term goal that isn't going to be achieved today. We must also focus on what we can accomplish in the short term.
Voting for a presidential candidate that believes in free markets and disentangling us from all of these wars and awkward alliances, is in line with the Bitcoin ethos and a step in the right direction. At the end of the day do you want to be able to rest your head at night knowing that you didn't vote for more wars, more killing and more destruction? Is your Bitcoin bag really worth more than your soul and your humanity?
We are here for more than NGU, right? This wasn't an easy decision for me because I understand that Kamala Harris is probably going to be worse for Bitcoin than Donald Trump but at the end of the day I just didn't feel comfortable voting for Trump knowing that he will keep supplying weapons that enable women and children to be wiped off the map.
I urge every Bitcoiner who reads this to look inside yourself and ask what do I stand for and are you willing to sacrifice material wealth to do the right thing? You can't take your Bitcoin with you when you die. Bitcoin will be here long after we are all dead and gone. Tick Toc next block. Life will go on without you being here.
My goal is to be a positive force for good during the little time we have on Earth. I want to believe that most Bitcoiners feels the same way to and will act according to their values.