Not voting at all is a trend I would like to stop in America. History has shown that it doesn't matter if you choose not to vote for one of the two major parties, because one of the major parties always wins. Even currently, with record low turnouts, the only parties that stand to win are either Democratic or Republican.
Not voting is not a valid option.
Granted, by not voting for a party you do not agree with, you are making a personal statement that you do not condone all of the practices a given candidate may hold (which is excellent in my opinion, and something I can personally respect). That uncast vote however does not help or hinder the system in any way though, as parties are still able to win by means of the votes that were cast.
The only way to stop a two party system is by means of spreading knowledge. This, in our current climate, is just not going to happen (statistically at least). Unless a rogue billionaire comes around and starts up an independent news network that rivals the 83% market that Fox news has
globally, then it will take a lot of hard work. I do my part on this end, I direct people to credible new sources, teach people how to read between the lines and etc. There is a reason people don't like to follow politics

:cough:: they think it's bullshit ::cough:: ), it's up to those who want to help the world to change their minds. Whether they are going to be biased in their teaching or not I certainly cannot say.
And frankly, you have the right to complain about who you are voting for. Running for office in this day and age is incredibly expensive, and impossible for most (if not all). You can agree and disagree with the positions a candidate takes and still endorse them (or "settle" as you might say). To think otherwise is, well... foolish.
No, it makes her just as legitimate a thinker as any of the Greek original three.
No, it doesn't. Having people who share a root or two with Aristotle who consider her views as an expansion is not the same as being on par with "the main three". And frankly, Socrates, Plato and Aristotle are not the whole of Greek philosophy. Plato's works are... god, so hard to swallow. And we must remember that modern Aristotelian's do not hold ideas that Aristotle himself would have held. They work not with transcribed idea's, but evolved ones that are rooted in the modern workings of psychology and physics - they are wildly different in application and text. Dare I say the only thing Aristotelian about said modern thinkers is their school's name. To say Rand is an expansion of modern Aristotelian idea's is to say that my toolshed is akin to my barn (which at one point was built with influences of Victorian architecture!); it's stupid.
Hey look! I'm quoting the Communist Manifesto!
Communists! Fuck me. I mean, say what you like about the tenets of a classless and stateless society, Dude, at least it's an ethos.
In all seriousness I was just shitting on her ability to actually write fiction. She is in fact a terrible writer, I mean fuck were those books dragging.