Why I Don't Take the Current 3rd Parties Seriously (and how I could)
*Originally written in 2016, I don't see any obvious reasons to change anything other than potentially candidate names and a couple of minor edits for clarity.* I think there's a reasonable argument to be had for the American political scene to contain both Libertarian and Green platforms (whether I agree with their positions or not is irrelevant to the point below), none of what I say is about the basic philosophy of either party. However, any party that is asking for a serious vote has a responsibility to be a serious party, and I see little to no intent to actually govern from either party. Johnson and Stein make a lot of ruckus about not being taken seriously by the media, or the Commission on Presidential Debates, and by voters, and it’s certainly easy to find people who are unfairly dismissive of the views of the party, however... There are a variety of things a party can do to be taken seriously. They can: Know the rules about inclusion in debates (as set over a year ag...