Wow, pan, I've got to say... for the first time on this thread, I think I really understand where you're coming from. Not agree necessarily, but understand.
You're an idealist. And one fly in the ointment sours the whole thing for you. The candidates aren't perfect, and so they're no good at all. You can't get behind either of the major parties because they have things going on you disagree with, and there are individuals you can't get on board with, so the whole thing's off.
In a way, it's a noble approach. I applaud your unwillingness to sacrifice your standards and ideals. And I can see how it would make real-life things like voting awfully difficult. I imagine life is fairly frustrating for you--I doubt things line up with your ideals all that often. Yeah, I've got a whole new insight into the conundrum that had you post this OP.
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