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[–] go_go_gadget -1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

We’re trying to minimize our losses as best we can, and right now,

You mean "forever".

If third parties really want to make a change, they need to go after smaller, local elections, you build up a movement from the ground up.

We've tried. Moderates fight us there too.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

not where im from. third parties do decently in local races.

[–] go_go_gadget -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Glad to hear it. How long until that results in some material improvements for the American people? 10 years? 20? 30? I've already waited 16 years.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

local will effect local im afraid. I have been suffering under the worse of two evils half the time for the last several decades and very much prefere the lesser. Much would be different if deregulation had not happened along with lower taxes for wealthy along with gutting environmental regulations. etc

[–] go_go_gadget -3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm not content waiting around another 16 years hoping something will change. Especially when nobody telling me to keep hanging on has any confidence the next 16 years will be any different.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Im not waiting but im not sacrificing better in the hopes worse will lead to even better. Personally I far prefered biden, obama, over trump and I think your perspective would be a bit different if you experience bush, bush2, and reagan. ill take slightly better now over maybe somehow worse will get us to magically transform to way better.

[–] go_go_gadget -3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Perhaps that's because you have enough that's worth protecting and then you turn around and shame people for acting differently because they do not.

Stop attack leftists and progressives. Go after moderates.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Im a moderate (for real but by todays standards am super left instead of left of center) so that would be going after myself. Youl would have more worth protecting if we had never went into iraq or had a better environment due to having regulation or a better standard of living if taxes were collected on those who can afford it rather than being squeezed out of anyone not dirt poor. Your life is the result of those who felt it was fine to let the right win over and over a gain. even the clinton period was dominated by gingrich.

[–] go_go_gadget 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Your life is the result of those who felt it was fine to let the right win over and over a gain.

You have a part to play in that when you vote against our interests in the primaries and claim our efforts are "too radical".

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

many efforts are to radical. Am I looking to get rid of capitalism. No. and if you think that type of thing is going to get a majority vote then your dreaming. But you know there are many many who want sensible regulation and for taxes to be collected. That is an achievable majority. I would love to get rid of first past the post and at least give that radicalism some voice so that can come out of the center.

[–] go_go_gadget 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

many efforts are to radical. Am I looking to get rid of capitalism. No. and if you think that type of thing is going to get a majority vote then your dreaming.

Then elect your pro-corporate trash candidate on your own in 2024. Don't expect our help.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

yeah and be fine with what trump drops on gaza as opposed to biden.

[–] go_go_gadget 1 points 9 months ago

Well make a choice between the "too radical" efforts by leftists and progressives or a Trump presidency. Stop whining about the fact that you have to compromise with other people.