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The left is so fractured and infested with idealists that they can't be fucked to vote for someone that is 80% of what they want vs 10% of what they want. That's what this whole thing boils down to. We have two parties. That's it. If we had a system like Germany we may be able to create change. We can't here. Lesser of two evils is the only option.
Voting for the lesser of two evils for 40 years got us Trump. So maybe try something else.
Yeah, maybe try non participation like this other guy. You can only live out the fantasy for so long before you have to vote for a less ideal candidate. And trying something else is???? Voting for a different primary candidate? Or you're saying sitting out is trying something else? Either way, the stance is milquetoast.
I don't think that word means what you think it means.
Yeah, you're right, better to back the GOP instead.
I never said that. There is an easy way to keep the GOP out: Put up a candidate with policies that the voters want. But the Democrats seem pretty allergic to that.
That's literally what you're saying... The vast majority of us agree on the bullet points and are very frustrated by the state of the US system.. but in the face of what we are dealing with, we really don't have the luxury of only voting for the perfect candidate. We know the Democrats suck. We get it. Lame Democrats or Authoritarian Republicans. Terrible options but clearly one is better than the other.
There are non-capitalist candidates on the ballot, try voting for them.
Agreed. It’s that whole “perfect being the opposite of good” ideology. Every election year, it’s always the same thing- some socio-economic or political event gets them in a rage and they aren’t even aware that by-and-large, it’s the conservatives that are in the shadows, laughing their asses off while fanning the flames.
The fracture their protest causes only helps the right. And their smug arrogance won’t ever lent them see it.
We're aware who is fanning the flames. We also see Democratic politicians holding a match and a can of gasoline, and we're told that it's our fault for asking for something better.