Privilege?

That friend said: I appreciate your views and their foundation. I disagree respectfully. I'd rather endure a Trump now if my vote can build legitimacy for a third party to break the status quo so my children can vote for the best candidate rather than feel media shamed into voting for a lesser evil.  They need to live in the real world like all of us and sometimes that means big compromises. I believe that a "democratic election" is or at least was intended to be one of the few venues in life where one need never compromise their values. I want to play the long game on this one. Maybe a Trump presidency will lead to the NEXT Bernie or Nader (or whoever) being electable.

And I can't help but think: Whereas my long game means I have to vote now for the best way to keep my kid alive until he is old enough to vote.