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When the vote is either voting for status quo or voting for something worse, that’s not a fair vote, it’s one made under duress
Voting under duress seems like a better option than not voting though
Except the status quo loses. We can argue all day that status quo is better than the alternative but that doesn’t win elections. There is no amount of pressure or bullying or arguing that makes that a winning election strategy.
At that point, it’s the fault of the status quo party for not moving off that status quo. It’s the fault of party leadership for not shifting to progressive change and instead saying “steady as she goes”
Sure, yeah, whatever, place blame where you want to. Doesn’t change the fact that “getting to vote” is better than “not getting to vote”
Brother in Christ, how many elections do the Dems need to lose before it’s their fault for running the same status quo handbook? Do you actually give a shit about trying to fix anything, place blame on the decision makers who have a choice, or so you just want to grand stand on a vague general population and rage against human nature resulting in low voter turnout that literally nobody can solve? We can be mad together that people didn’t come out to vote, but ultimately we can’t change that. So what the fuck do you want?
I think you misunderstand me. We likely aren’t getting the chance to vote again. That’s my point, that’s it. I’m not trying to place blame, I’m not trying to fix anything, I’m not raging or grandstanding, I’m merely making a prediction. Which is that because Trump won the election, that’s the last real election we’ll have.
Well yes but that’s the problem, we need to think outside the box, revolutions are seen as a thing of the past but maybe everyone could learn from the french
Someone hasn’t read a history book it seems. Please, enlighten us about how that revolution turned out.
Only someone with no knowledge of pre revolution France would say this.
I believe Robespierre had lead a period of time known as the “reign of good times and normal vibes” where they all formed committees to talk out and mediate the the problems of the system they lived under.
I lol’d
Did someone prevent you from voting in the primaries? Or running in the primaries if you didn’t like the people running?
The candidates don’t just magically appear on the ballot. What you’re complaining about is “the majority of people didn’t want something as progressive as I did so it was duress”.
“I’m not getting my way so it’s not fair” resonates about as much as “the election was stolen because my guy didn’t win”. Do you have the right to not vote at all? Sure. But then don’t say a fucking thing when the world around you is collapsing becuase the other guy is inifnitely worse than what you were too proud or stubborn to vote for.
Progressives who refuse to vote for a moderate because “compromise is a four letter word” are as bad or worse than the tea party morons who started the republican party down the path of fascism.