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i take every opportunity to shit on, mock, ridicule, insult, verbally abuse bothsidesbad dipshits everywhere they show their stupid fucking faces
whatever happened to all the "vOtE 3rD pArTy BeCuZ gEnOcIdE" fucking morons? actually j/k i don't miss them at all. how's that iran war going? we sure helped palestine by throwing away our vote, huh? fucking idiot clowns
Why do people keep purposely misrepresenting the criticism people had for Harris? Like, I know, it was hard at the time to listen to people warning about her potential to lose. But, we have the advantage of hindsight now. Do we have to pretend the main criticism of Harris was that Trump would be better? No one that wasn't a grifter was saying that.
The vast vast majority of people criticizing Harris were doing so because they correctly warned people that if she did not separate herself from Biden and run FOR something turnout would be low and she would lose.
Do you know what a leader does? They LEAD and guide others in the correct direction. We are there NOW. The people that vote for the Democratic party are ALWAYS significantly ahead of there leaders on the actual issues. They were begging for a leader that would actually step forward and be unafraid and unapologetic in leading on issues and policy.
We don't have to wonder. We are literally seeing it growing RIGHT NOW. From Mamdani to Abdul (soon) we are seeing anti Israel and leftwing populism wipe the floor with Harris style Democrats.
A 15 term incumbent losing DEMOCRATIC primaries to a 29 year old that was saying "fuck Kamala Harris" for not taking a stand against Israel. The people you are crying about that "lost Kamala the election". They are the people literally going out and organizing right now because they are sick and tired of having to explain why the Democratic party keeps losing to Trump and being told "you're the reason Harris lost."
We're done with just explaining it. We're done being used as a scapegoat for the failures of the Democratic party when we offer constructive criticism. We're forcing these politicians out of office that refuse to actually lead.
I don't know a single person I organize with in DSA that didn't go vote for Harris. We aren't the ones that didn't show up. The ones that didn't show up were the people that didn't even know who the presidential candidates were a week before the election. And a lot of them didn't have reason enough to take off work, not be able to pick their kid up from daycare on time, or didn't want to get stuck in traffic, so they decided to not vote that day.
So, please, stop pretending the people actually organizing for good candidates like Mamdani were the people that didn't show up. And, please, come join us at DSA and help us elect people that actually have the motivation and knowledge to be leaders.
Edit: And for the love of God, please stop confusing the majority of the socialist movement with Anarkiddies and the socialist that like to LARP as Maoist third worldist online. We don't like them much either. They are kinda stinky and need to shower. But, they aren't worth even caring about. They don't have any negative effects outside your twitter feed.
Why are you writing novels to defend yourself against something that wasn't even directed at you?
OP clearly referenced people who protest-voted against Harris and subsequently made everything measurably worse for the Palestinians and Earth at large (which was obviously going to happen if Trump won).
LOL trump is potus
It sounds like you supported Hillary and still don't understand why she lost, so you keep the same approach... In reality, tens of millions of voters actually care who the Dem candidate is. If you feed them a pro-corporate anti-worker center-right tool, they might stay home. That is reality, my friend. Blame them all you want. I would blame the DNC, but you do you.
There was a primary, she won the primary. Sure the DNC tried to sway public opinion, but ultimately the voters gave us Hillary. That is reality my friend.
There's a difference between supporting the ideology of a candidate, and supporting effective voting. You can blame the DNC for pushing a bad candidate, but the people who'd rather stay home than choose lesser evil deserve the greater evil when they get it.
You play the hand you're dealt, not the one you wish you had.
you're talking about idiots as if they're something other than fucking idiots. tens of millions? because more idiots make the idiocy more valid? GTFO
i couldn't care less who you think i should blame. we are fascism now.
They were bots. All of them. And the public is too dumb to tell.
In the Coke vs Pepsi system of the US, its hard to see how voting for one over the other would be any better. Sometimes 3rd and 4th parties actually have a little bit of power in Canada's Westminster system if there's a minority government. It just goes to hell when the Liberals stop pretending to not be conservatives.
living in america, i just can't comprehend how anyone could think that literally anyone/anything is every bit as terrible as trump.
are you really sitting there trying to tell me that harris wouldn't be any better than trump?
jesus fucking christ
Ok, I'm an outsider looking in. Up here, I've been an NDP member for years, I know that we are not making government any time soon, but we have pushed the Liberal government to implementing universal healthcare, and made steps toward universal dental care and pharmacare. A vote for the 3rd party can be effective.
Looking south, it's hard to see how voting for someone will incrementally make your life worse is that much better than the one who will make your live worse today.
Up here, we voted in Carney to keep Poliver out (I don't respect him enough to spell his name correctly), but really their policies are so similar that a ton of conservatives joined the Liberal party to give him a majority.
Were I in your system, I don't know if I would vote. I wouldn't have voted for Hillery, Biden, or Harris, I sure as hell would never have voted for Trump. But I'm not in your system, so I can't say for sure.
From an outside perspective, the "both sides" arguments in the US sound fucking stupid and fucking lazy.
It's like some worthless pricks watched some South Park episode about a turd and a douche and took it seriously for some fucking reason and used it for their entire political identity. For fucks sake, it's even worse hearing, "yeah Biden did a lot of good, but he didn't advertise it enough". Fuck that shit. That's on you being a fucking stupid uninformed (non?)-voter.
Great job punchin' left and missin' the whole point. 👍
LOL yup there it is
and no. i didn't miss shit. try again
all you're going to come back with is "uR dUm" or something equally stupid.
the fact is 3rd party/ abstaining is objectively the dumbest fucking position anyone could ever take, and now we have a fascist rapist racist pedophile president who sucks israel's cock. honestly gtfo with your vote 3rd party bullshit. fucking clowns
One of the other positions is pro rape, pro concentration camps and pro explosive diarrhea.
That’s all the same thing, not 2 sides. If you’re abstaining, you’re supporting the pro rape, pro concentration camps, and pro explosive diarrhoea.
Vote in the primaries. Vote in the general. Know who you’re voting for or against, make sure you haven’t been purged.
Then you should be voting against it.
Continuing to antagonize the people you want to help you is pretty close to just as stupid.
yea. "catch more flies with honey" right?
reasonable non-stupid people have been trying that for YEARS
DECADES
and here we are. yes, it's possible harris would have been worse for palestine than trump has been.
LOL j/k no fucking way.
but yea. i will continue to antagonize. these people aren't helping anyone, they're harming. fuck them
You idiots have been antagonizing people for decades. I say idiots because you think this insulting drivel is honey?
This is why Democrats lose.