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It's really very simple:
On one side, there's integrity and convictions and serving the interests of the American people.
And on the other side, there's a handful of corporations and wealthy individuals who will give them money in exchange for protecting their privilege.
And the Democrats have chosen the money
As have the republicans. So now there are no political options for addressing the material concerns of the working class.
BOLD MOVE COTTON
At least it's on-brand for R. D still tries to pretend otherwise.
Good point, that didn't go well last time did it? Those who forget history...
Looks like our politicians are going to be doomed to repeat it.
The issue is that besides money, and thanks to it, power (military, police, etc.) is much more concentrated in the hands of the rich than before, in my view.
I don't disagree, but the wealth disparity is a sort of indicator of all the rest, at least IMO.
Oh there are options. We just have to add a little checkbox beneath A or B ourselves. After all, revisions exist for a reason.
Hippity hoppity abolish private property
Swiggity swooty protect each civic duty
I'm sure that's part of it, but I also think there's a fair bit of rolling over to protect whatever power they get left with.
I'm sure we'll see lots of press releases expressing deep concern again.
and we will vote for them anyways in 2028
We?
No, no, not all of us will.
I'm done with them. I'll either find a party or individual I can support in each seat, or I'll stay the fuck home. Not wasting my fucking time if I can't find someone that actually aligns with my views any more. Those circles will just stay blank, and I'll only vote in local elections, and even that only if I actually support the candidate.
Soap and ballot boxes have failed too hard.
As the DNC is unlikely to ever allow that, and with no sign of approval voting ever being implemented to break the 2 party death grip, it would seem that the only option left is solving problems ourselves collectively with mutual aid and direct action, without waiting for the DNC to purge itself of corpos.
The DNC doesn't have an absolute stranglehold on politics, especially at the local level. Some good people, like Bernie Sanders, run on a Democratic ticket. Having Sanders or AOC lose their seats because you're unhappy with the DNC monopolizing "the left half" of the political spectrum is definitely counterproductive.
I do personally advocate for harm reduction voting, as it can make the work we need to do much easier, and reduce suffering.
that's why harris lost the election.
americans refuse to read and that results in this charade of a democratic system that requires us to vote democrat or republican; they will call you a fool for not playing along or actively standing up for your principals like a 3rd party vote.
like the abolitionists and suffragettes; it's going to take a generations long cultural shift for things to improve and i think that the biggest indicator is when people start to prefer reading over watching tv.