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The system is broken, but that doesn't mean you have to abandon your principles.
their vote is as valid as any other.
it may be less effective because of the adequated US electoral system, but any vote itself is as valid as any other.
"I expect people to rub two brain cells together"
they're not dumb, you're insulting them because they disagree with your perspective.
"see and acknowledge there is a bigger picture"
they probably understand your perspective, there's no reason why they wouldn't .
"and realize that their moral purity protest vote"
again, they see things differently, so you are insulting them for no reason.
people talk about third party votes incorrectly as you are here, but most third-party voters vote for the candidate they most believe in, not purely is a protest against the two-party system .
that is a false narrative constructed by the people who have fallen prey to some moral adherence two-party system.
"everything they want will be impossible if Trump wins."
you are scared of what might happen if Trump wins. third party voters are not willing to compromise their values over their fear.
in this particular election, I don't think there's much argument for any of the third party candidates over Harris, but any of those votes are valid and valuable.