Voting for the least-worst candidate legitimizes the system that creates the limited choice.
Evidence
But Hobson’s choice is no choice, and the delusion of progressivism is not a psychological quirk, it is the structural delusion upon which liberal democracy is based. — Mark Fisher (edited by Darren Ambrose), K-Punk, 1390
Categorization
- DEFINE: Defines the ‘delusion of progressivism’ as a structural feature of liberal democracy rather than a personal failing.
- XREF: connects to: Lesser-of-two-evils voting logic traps voters inside an accepted political cage — Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Democracy in Black: How Race Still…, 622; Declining voter turnout may express rational withdrawal from insignificant politics. — Hartmut Rosa, Social Acceleration: A New Theory of…, 718; Democratic elections legitimize only as outcomes of prior public deliberation, not preference aggregation — Jürgen Habermas, A New Structural Transformation of the…, 94 (+3 more)
Broader Connections
- Lesser-of-two-evils voting logic traps voters inside an accepted political cage
#corroborates(0.95) — Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Democracy in Black, 622 - Blank ballots express disillusionment when the whole electoral process is bankrupt
#expands(0.85) - Democratic elections legitimize only as outcomes of prior public deliberation, not preference aggregation
#responds-to(0.80) — Jürgen Habermas, A New Structural Transformation of the…, 94 - Liberalism overestimates individual choice and neglects the baseline confidence systems require.
#expands(0.80) — Diego Gambetta, Trust - Making and Breaking Cooperative…, 1386 - Declining voter turnout may express rational withdrawal from insignificant politics.
#qualifies(0.75) — Hartmut Rosa, Social Acceleration, 718 - A political vote can express dwelling with uncertainty rather than a positive program
#complicates(0.75) — Aris Komporozos-Athanasiou, Speculative Communities, 523