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just to be accused of supporting teh republicans? i mean i'll do it, but lets be honest: the democrat supporters aren't trying to have a good faith discussion about the shortcomings of the party.
You gotta fight from within. "I've voted Democrat and will continue to support the party, but [insert list of grievances]" plays a lot better than "I do not understand how US election work so I helped get Trump elected, now give me what I want".
I voted Democrat but they don't get a blank check from me. I'll support them when they are worth it.
Centrists interpret all criticism as “I do not understand how US election work so I helped get Trump elected, now give me what I want” and have never given a shit about how anyone actually voted.
Condescension will never be a substitute for policies people want, charismatic candidates, and a willingness to keep campaign promises. But since centrists don't have any of those, they go with what they have.
I hate to break it to you, but I'm left of Sanders. Understanding how our election system (poorly) functions is essential if we are ever going to fix it. Knowing is half the battle!
I don't buy it. You will interpret my lack of trust as a lack of understanding.
Classic thread. People have jumped from putting words in my mouth to tell me those words are wrong to pre-emptively doing it. I guess Lemmy suffers from the same weekend awfulness of other sites.
What would appease you? You can view my comment history and scroll past many left posts. Maybe you'll find something in there that fits your narrative? Would you like me to post a Political Compass, PEW Political Topology, or some other test? A note from my doctor?
Or is it simply, "hey, this guy who openly acknowledged our system is outdated and bad is trying to explain how coalitions work within it- what a [insert othering words of choice]" and that's where we live now?
Stop demanding what amounts to unquestioning fealty to the genocide wing of the party. That's what you can do.
Funny how the coalition you tout only moves right.
Probably because there is this widespread view on the left that is a combination of not understanding how our government/elections work and not understanding political coalitions as demonstrated by this thread. That and thinking that showing up once a year (let's be real, once every 4 years) to make a token gesture without doing the 364 days of fighting is enough. Hard to get what you want without participating and/or even understanding the situation.
Have you actually tried to do that? Like seriously tried? It was nepo babies all the way down when I attempted to “fight from within”.
It seems like the idea is gaining traction. Mamdani's election is a watershed moment.
Mamdani was elected with the "vote blue as long as they support genocide" wing opposing him after the primaries.
Hey, I really don't like how you're murdering people, but I won't stop shopping at your store. I'm going to change it from the inside
When has the USA ever not been murdering people? You think not voting against the guy who murders more people is sending a message? Now we're into full on magic-based thinking.
You ever think that deciding you can't not murder people is part of the problem?
Serious Good German energy here.
Not once. Centrists consider dead Palestinians to be a solution, not a problem.
When does it become wrong? Doing the only thing you like is no longer a winning position. Your electorate are better people than you're trying to force them to be.
"Hey I don't like that guy raping babies and blowing up school girls, but I'll just stand here and do nothing that could have stopped him, either"
What exactly did you do that could have stopped him?
You realize Kamala said Iran was the biggest threat to America, supported the Israeli genocide of Gaza, and wanted a more lethal military?
Progressives told you that genocide support was a losing issue. You preferred losing to trump over telling netanyahu no.