Because the policies those people put into effect have very real consequences for citizens. Especially when one candidate is openly hostile towards significant marginalized groups in society and wishes to bring them harm. This isn't a team sport. This is a struggle for survival for many who stand to lose a lot of rights and freedoms for simply being who they were born as.
So yes, we should care who wins. Those two people are your options. Third party is not.
I made the mistake of hosting my wiki about civil defense sirens on Fandom. Moving all 187 pages to a better mediawiki site has been a pain in the ass but it's worth getting off of Fandom.
We had to read a story in 10th grade about this family that's out on a road trip when their car breaks down in the middle of nowhere. A car pulls up and the driver steps out to assist the family. However, the grandmother (who up to this point was doing nothing but bitch and whine about everything) recognizes the stranger as a wanted criminal she saw on TV and stupidly points this out to everybody. Which naturally results in the entire family being executed one-by-one because they're now witnesses.
A whole family erased, just because granny couldn't keep her fat mouth shut for 5 minutes.
TIL I'm a Russian bot for showing valid concern. The fears that Biden dropping out could cause chaos for the Dems were not unfounded, but I was glad to be proven wrong.
I've heard a lot of bitching from a conservative I know that "the debate was unfair because they didn't fact check Harris and thus it was a sham"
The thing that they were mad Harris wasn't checked for? Her comments on Trump's "it will be a bloodbath" comment during one of his rallies. Then they whined about Harris not being clear about her policies despite Trump not answering a single question.
If that's the best arguments they can come up with to defend Trump's dumpster fire of a debate performance, then they're really not having a good time.
The police in Ontario are universally an absolute joke. It's no better where I live. The cops would rather patrol the rich gated neighbourhoods looking to harass people who look out of place than deal with my city's severe drug problems and constant arson and theft.
That requires the cops to actually put effort into investigating and, y'know, doing their jobs. Can't have that. Far easier to harass the public over minor incidents instead.
All of my coworkers are Swifties who attend her concerts and constantly play her music. Most of them are in their 30s and 40s. Her audience isn't as young as you'd think, she's been making music for decades now.
Because the policies those people put into effect have very real consequences for citizens. Especially when one candidate is openly hostile towards significant marginalized groups in society and wishes to bring them harm. This isn't a team sport. This is a struggle for survival for many who stand to lose a lot of rights and freedoms for simply being who they were born as.
So yes, we should care who wins. Those two people are your options. Third party is not.