Personally, I think voting

Personally, I think voting for the lesser evil is not so much the decent, as the daft , thing to do – though it may well be motivated by decent urges.  Apart from the tricky business of determining precisely which Party is the lesser evil – Labour or Tory, Democrat of  Republican – and I must say I cannot see any real difference to speak of, there is this point to consider. We all know that capitalist  “democratic” politics is a see saw affair.  In fact, I would go so far as to say it is almost inevitable that it should be so.  No Party can ever administer the system in the way that it promises to do. Failure is thus guaranteed and cynicism and disillusionment are virtually built into the very foundations of our so called parliamentary democracy.  In short, voting for Labour is actually the same thing as voting for the Tories – eventually!- in the sense that it is only preparing the ground and paving the way for the Tories eventual and almost certain return. So I cannot for the life of me see the logic behind this tactic of voting for the lesser evil.  What is it meant to achieve? To convey some message to our would-be rulers that we would rather they not behave like the outright bastards on the Other Side and that they  should temper their ruthless pursuit of a capitalist agenda with a little more human empathy and Christian charity?   Or is it saying to the Other Side  “we know what you are up to,  you bastards, we’ve got your number and this just to forewarn that there are sufficient numbers of us who  have voted for your main opponents to make life difficult for you “.  Are either “side” really going to take note and mend their ways? To think that you would have to be extremely naive.  Capitalist politics would be a very different ball game if that were true So  I believe the logic of voting for the lesser evil is deeply flawed. And not only that, it is highly irresponsible..  If you want to convey a message to our would-be rulers then,  for chrissakes, spoil your ballot (assuming there is no socialist candidate to vote for)  or even just don’t vote at all.! That is far more effective way of telling the politicians where to get off.  Rather than give them legitimacy like the SWP does with its craven idiotic “vote labour but without illusions” (Ha!) deny them all legitimacy and don’t allow them to dictate the terms of the debate with their fake scaremongery that “if you don’t vote for us you will let the other side in”   You will eventually anyway by voting for them