And push them to change by participating. Primaries is where change happens. Vote for the person that aligns with your values, campaign for them, run yourself, etc. Skipping the general or voting for conservatives only backslides us further.
If Democrats magically banded together and all agreed to the most progressive forward thinking agenda possible, not a single thing would happen because the GOP would block it. What happened the last time the Democrats had both chambers of Congress and the White House? They passed the largest healthcare overhaul in a generation that improved the lives of millions. We don't just need the Democrats to change, we need to put them in a position where they can make changes as well.
“People can't pay their bills, credit card balances are through the roof. Inflation is high. Democracy is in peril. Immigration is out of control. So, there's a lot of pain going around.
Well, one of those things is not like the other. Let's see if we can improve that quote a bit,
People can't pay their bills, credit card balances are through the roof. Inflation is high. Democracy is in peril. Lazy morons like me who haven't had an original thought since the Clinton administration are still getting paid way too much money to be experts. So, there's a lot of pain going around.
The long track record of voting the lesser evil has gotten us to the point now. We are choosing between two genocidal old men. If there was ever a time to take a stand and change course, it would be now. Democracy will always be on the line if you're infinitely choosing between two forms of evil.
"I'm completely disenchanted from the political process at the moment," said Grace Freeman, 34. "Right now, there’s just no way I’m going to vote for Joe Biden again. I don't believe in his leadership as an American, especially as a Black American.
"And I'm absolutely not voting for Trump. He's a terrible option," Freeman said. "I might vote for a third-party candidate or not vote at all ‒ and I’m a voting rights advocate!"
i have recently gotten a harsh response from lemmy about this, but i am 100% with Ms Freeman on this. i WILL NOT vote for Biden and i would sooner die than vote for Trump.
i absolutely think this is a valid response to our current situation.
You ARE voting for Trump. You wont accept it, but a 3rd party vote supports the GOP candidate. Your feelings might be spared from not having to check that Biden box but you are absolutely 100% helping Trump. Not trying to be harsh, that's simply how math works in a first past the post voting system.
All this comes off as is petulant, ignorant, and unimaginative.
It's unimaginative because nobody who spends even half a minute thinking about the consequences of the election could come away believing there would be no little to difference between the two outcomes.
It's ignorant because it displays a lack of understanding about how the FPTP US election system works.
It's petulant because it's akin to demanding the system work for you, rather than you working within the system. You're refusing to participate in a choice that will affect the lives of hundreds of millions of people just because a system that hundreds of millions of people work to produce doesn't function the way you want it to.
You must really like Trump. GOP voters will not vote 3rd party. And they ALWAYS show up to vote. So go ahead, throw your vote away. Help give Trump the boost he needs.