I get it, you’re a “third parties in the US have a decent chance of winning if you just throw your vote away and help Donald Trump win” kind of person.
Oh, I’m much worse! I’m a ‘your “democracy” is a sham and things will continue to deteriorate until you understand and start acting like it’ kind of person.
You’re the one who’s encouraging apathy. If you want people to come to your party then the bare minimum you need is that it can’t smell like shit, much less be a pigsty that everyone who shows up is forced to roll around in.
“Voter apathy” isn’t the problem. I’m certainly not apathetic, but you seem to be when it comes to the shit you’re rolling in. Again, I’m proud of you for not eating it but that’s not that much of an improvement.
What you’re missing is that politics is compromise, by definition.
I don’t like that the Democrats don’t align with my beliefs perfectly, but I’d rather vote against Trump than whine about the Democrats not being perfect and stay home, which is what a massive portion of American voters did, thanks in large part to the “Why bother when the Democrats are just as bad?” messaging that is completely a PsyOp that helps Trump whether you’re doing it on purpose or not.
What compromise?!?!? Your “vote blue no matter how many people it hurts/kills” is the reason why the “reactionary right” has the base that it does.
Your politic of appeasement does not end well. You cannot compromise with reality.
Where do you draw the line? At what point are the Democrats too compromised even for you? Genocide abroad and concentration camps at your locale clearly aren’t enough.
What compromise?!?!? Your “vote blue no matter how many people it hurts/kills” is the reason why the “reactionary right” has the base that it does.
Never said that
No it isn’t
The right has its base because they know they can be increasingly extreme and their supporters will still fall in line while the left will purity test everyone to no end, driving voter apathy and infighting.
I get it, you’re a “third parties in the US have a decent chance of winning if you just throw your vote away and help Donald Trump win” kind of person.
Oh, I’m much worse! I’m a ‘your “democracy” is a sham and things will continue to deteriorate until you understand and start acting like it’ kind of person.
Oh so encouraging American voter apathy is the fix?
Sure, buddy.
You’re the one who’s encouraging apathy. If you want people to come to your party then the bare minimum you need is that it can’t smell like shit, much less be a pigsty that everyone who shows up is forced to roll around in.
“Voter apathy” isn’t the problem. I’m certainly not apathetic, but you seem to be when it comes to the shit you’re rolling in. Again, I’m proud of you for not eating it but that’s not that much of an improvement.
What you’re missing is that politics is compromise, by definition.
I don’t like that the Democrats don’t align with my beliefs perfectly, but I’d rather vote against Trump than whine about the Democrats not being perfect and stay home, which is what a massive portion of American voters did, thanks in large part to the “Why bother when the Democrats are just as bad?” messaging that is completely a PsyOp that helps Trump whether you’re doing it on purpose or not.
What compromise?!?!? Your “vote blue no matter how many people it hurts/kills” is the reason why the “reactionary right” has the base that it does.
Your politic of appeasement does not end well. You cannot compromise with reality.
Where do you draw the line? At what point are the Democrats too compromised even for you? Genocide abroad and concentration camps at your locale clearly aren’t enough.
Never said that
No it isn’t
The right has its base because they know they can be increasingly extreme and their supporters will still fall in line while the left will purity test everyone to no end, driving voter apathy and infighting.
Where do you draw the line?
The minute a D is, on balance, worse than an R, I would vote against them (i.e. for the R).
If the Rs are enthusiastic about supporting genocide and the Ds are toying with going against it? I’ll vote D.
If the Rs are enthusiastic about depriving minorities of their rights and the Ds are meekly speaking out against it? I’ll vote D.
etc. etc.