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But we still don't fix the system when we control the House, Senate, and presidency...
Believe me, I'm all about complaining about the inheirtant flaws of our system. Ignoring shit never works.
But we've had the political numbers to fix shit a couple times, and our only options to vote for besides Republicans just don't fix it.
That tells me we need a higher standard than "not a Republican".
I 100% know it won't be quick or easy, but that's the absolute worst reason to put something off. If it's going to be hard and take a long time, we need to get fucking started.
I agree with all that you're saying but it seems the steps are where we disagree but my steps are: we need to make the current Democrats the new conservative party. This is what I feel is the most realistic way to move forward. Regardless, I still support pushing for a system that supports multiple parties that would ultimately get more progressive legislation pushed, the way to that point is ultimately to keep ensuring Republicans don't win.