• agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works
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        6 months ago

        ~ average leftist who understands the voting mechanism.

        Vote Democrat until “You’re voting 3rd party? Everyone knows D and R are the only viable options” becomes “You’re voting R? Everyone knows D and 3rd party are the only viable options”

        Republicans have been strategically big-tenting for generations, leftist-unity is so embarrassing it’s become a meme.

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          6 months ago

          This. If the republican party crumbles, Democrats could become the right party, with Progressives as the left. At least then we’d have two parties with ideas and an interest in governing.

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            6 months ago

            I doubt I’ll live to see a world where leftist policy is truly mainstream, but I think I might live to see a world where the Democrats are the far-right party.

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              6 months ago

              Orange guy wins and you’ll likely live to see first hand a recreation of how the Nazis turned Germany into a dictatorship…

              Very well may be the last vote you ever make that even matters a little.

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      6 months ago

      Yes. Voting for the ones the duopoly and their rich owner donors let people vote for clearly isn’t working.