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I agree with your intent, but doubt the optimism. Never bet on the Democratic Party to be unable to snatch defeat out of an easy victory. Unless everyone gets off their ass and Votes, we are doomed to the same corruption and waste we have watched for the past five decades.
Was going to say the same. If there’s one thing Democrats are good at, it’s passively discouraging democrat voters. And Republicans are really really good at riling up their voters.
If every single eligible voter was required to cast a vote, democrats would win in a landslide. But democrats don’t fucking vote, (disenfranchisement, feeling like their vote doesn’t matter, milquetoast candidates, etc,) so the numbers have roughly balanced out.
but our choices are radical right-wing fascists or conservative do-nothing democrats. who do we vote for?
ive watched the 'get out and vote' mantra go nowhere for 40 years... its last gasp died when obama Shit right on bernies head. right on his head!
i am out of optimism. were all fucked.
Hmm actual Fascists or slow mo progress with Center Right? bOtHsIdEs!!!!1!!!!!!!! give up and let the Fascists win! /s
This is the stupidest possible option you can take. The World is not a rosy meadow full of good options and it is well past time you grew up and helped.
I watched people's apathy result in both the Bush and Trump administrations. Both were utter disasters. Voting for the party that's not an utter disaster is the obvious choice.
But it's also not the only thing to do. I think the huge mistake of the Obama Administration was figuring that we elected this guy and he'll fix everything for us. Doesn't work like that. There's a hundred things to do at the state and municipal levels, and a lot of them will have a more fundamental effect on your life than anything at the federal level.
Can't say I disagree. My hopes lie with things like ranked choice voting. We'll never be rid of this bullshit until we're no longer forced to choose between two terrible people (funded by two private organizations) out of a country of 330 million.
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