>>33945In the US maybe but that's my point, there is no viable alternative over there. In most countries voting for a third party isn't just a protest vote. Reform for example now has representation in parliament, it can vote on legislation and it can have it's voice heard. And The Brothers of Italy were even able to form a coalition government.
Even as a message it can be important and can cause change, look at the recent state elections in Germany for example, because the AFD did so well the federal government got spooked and right after the elections it started enforcing border checks to stop migrants. If the AFD was not the AFD it would have even been able to form state governments but nobody wants to work with them so they can't.