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Fair enough. The thing is, do I vote for the near-anarchists, that, save for the anarchism, align with my principles? Do I vote for the party that is further away from my ideological beliefs, but doesn't have the anarchism, and is a bit larger? Or do I vote for the main opposition, which is even further from me ideologically (and doesn't seem to have much of a clear vision)?
That sounds like a question about how much you oppose anarchy. Any change, involves some loss of established order, so if the Overton window tells us something, is that "anarchist parties" are just the ones trying to push it stronger. Actual anarchists, wouldn't try to be part of a government in the first place.
Okay, but then we still have the problem of FPTP. If I'm in a Labour dominated constituency and I vote LibDem, my vote wouldn't matter cuz Labour will win anyways. And if I live in a Greens Stronghold and I vote Greens, my vote wouldn't really matter, as they would have won with or without my vote. The way I see it, your vote can only make a difference in a constituency where there is no clear winner, and it's everybody's game.
Please correct me if I'm wrong in my assessment of the situation.
Then you want to fight FPTP and vote pruning by constituency, to make your vote matter.
You could vote blank, or a poop emoji to show your disconformity, but organizing or supporting a protest to reform the voting system might be more effective.
If we counted all those who don't vote because it "doesn't change anything", those who vote blank or null, and those who vote knowing their vote will still get thrown away... it could actually make a majority.