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some of you were not aware of this i guess (lemmy.cafe)

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[–] nomous 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Why stop him prior to the elections if possible when you can use him to forcefully fearmonger with real threats?

So we can start shifting the country back to the left? It took the right 70 years to pull off what they have. I honestly don't expect "the left" to be able to reverse it in any less. You have a lot of should's and need-to's in you comments but not a lot of "going to" or "do's," I think that's really emblematic of the issue. The other commenter is right, you see yourself as "the actual left" even though you likely don't actually participate in the process in any real way. You essentially do not exist to pols because you don't actually use your voice, yet you get to preach to actual progressives who are trying to change things.

You enjoy being able to grab the average American liberals face and shove it in the direction of Trump and say, “Look, this is what’s going to happen. Side with me or else.”

Yeah, I love trying to explain basic civics to the terminally online and apathetic.

The reality is that if we had two sane candidates and the DNC candidate wasn’t to our liking, then we’d be able to look away.

I agree, unfortunately mobilizing the base (that's you) to actually push for these changes is difficult. "The left" is plagued by in-fighting and it's difficult to get them to agree on a goal much less the means to accomplish it. A couple states have implemented RCV and more are becoming aware of it. Organizers have pretty decent luck pushing things at a state-level if they can get their positions before the people but of course the right has every motivation to just maintain the status quo.

[–] VinnyDaCat 0 points 10 months ago

You have a lot of should’s and need-to’s in you comments but not a lot of “going to” or “do’s,” I think that’s really emblematic of the issue. The other commenter is right, you see yourself as “the actual left” even though you likely don’t actually participate in the process in any real way. You essentially do not exist to pols because you don’t actually use your voice,

You took the time to dig through my post history, so clearly you'd know I have intentions of voting, that I have voted before, and that I don't simply vote in big elections, but rather at various different levels. I'm trying just as hard as you are, I'm just more understanding of those that aren't, and I'm not defending all of my preferred candidates choices.

But hey, reading is difficult. Easier to come online and be an asshole.

I simply have more understanding of the general voting base. I'm not out of touch. Maybe if the moderates were capable of such they could convince people to vote.

Also do some self-reflection. You need it with the amount of hypocrisy you just blatantly dropped.