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One side is fascism, and the other is controlled opposition. They are not a side that can defeat fascism because they directly benefit from it. It's usually the fascists who are responsible when the fascists lose power, not the neofeudal ghouls who gave up on liberal democracy long ago. Constant oligarchic influence had atrophied their ability to stand for anything, and the end result is a system where voices for change fall on deaf ears.
It is both sides that are the problem. I'm sorry you can't handle not having a strong team to root for.
So you're advocating for accelerating the fascism. Bold strategy Cotton.
Hey look another dumbass on the internet.
I'm not accelerating shit. I both regularly vote for harm reduction and think our slide into hell is inevitable. However, because my perspective doesn't fit into your convenient preconceptions, you straight up cannot believe that I believe what I do.
It's almost funny how much liberals like you resemble tankies. Both of you sort everyone who disagrees with you into easy to understand boxes that reaffirm your beliefs. Both of you think that the only way to exist is to wholeheartedly support a team and silence all criticism of it, even from people willing to work with you. Both of you are insults to all the good things your respective philosophies claim to represent. It's pathetic.
Then you should also be saying to vote for progressives in democratic primaries and vote for democrats in generals. But you're not, are you? There's no liberals here, just someone who isn't dumb enough to think third parties are viable federally.