Which is fair. But you have to assess. Who else is likely to get in. Is there anyone else besides the Republican? If there is let's get behind them and push them. But if there isn't as sucky as this may be a right-wing Democrat is still better than an outright fascist. Although they shouldn't be left in for more than one term at most. We should start lining up someone to primary them in the very next election. They don't get a pass just because they're not Republican.

Well I don't think it's impossible to be a good politician. But I don't think politician should be a career path. And more that politics should be local and hierarchically flat. Once you start having middle managers etc. Those above them become far too insulated.

You will always have people falling into leadership roles. And there's nothing wrong with that. But they need to be close to the people they lead and answerable to them.

And I can agree that over the last decade plus Biden has had a good amount of growth as a person. Which is always a good thing. He and most Democrats are unfortunately still highly inadequate for what's needed to be done. But growth is always good.

Here's a hint I'm an anarchist so generally not anyone above mayor. But seriously, Biden who dismissed Anita hill, who voted against busing Etc. I think he gets a lot of flack for things he has no control over. And in fact I'm one of the people that's been voting you up here. But let's not kid ourselves into pretending he was some really good guy/ politician at that level. That would nearly be an impossibility.

Whatever you need to tell yourself comrade. You are the one that screeched CIA Democrat and then started spouting off useless Solutions.

You may want to get that psychosis checked 🌱

I would get more accomplished if I went to our fascist Governor's residence and took a shit on his doorstep.

That's literally privileged blue state leftist talk. Is writing in Joseph Dejacque going to return the rights my SO, my mother, my sister, and my nieces all lost? Is writing someone in going to flip the state legislature to actually get it to implement the ballot initiatives citizens here pass? Is it anything but the definition of empty virtue signaling? It's like starving, seeing a half eaten hamburger in the trash. Going, I could eat it to relieve my hunger. But no, I will let the fresh imaginary hotdog sustain me.

Don't get me wrong, under the right circumstances write-ins can get someone like Mukowski elected. But that's the exception not the rule, and requires someone write-in worthy running to boot. As an anarchist I'd like to see nearly all of them run from office however. Till then I'll fight the fascists with any effective means at hand. Though it must be nice to be able to be choosy. Unfortunately it rarely coincides with self awareness.

Unopposed. There are no thirds. I will take one less Republican in office over virtue signaling any day anyhow.

I live in a red state. I'll vote for anyone that stands a chance of keeping a Republican out of office. That's just basic harm reduction. And yes that would theoretically include even a CIA democrat. But the joke's on you. Republicans largely run unopposed here.

The CIA didn't create Putin. He was literally a tool of the Vanguard for 16 years. Long before it fell. Literally every single Russian oligarch has ties directly back to the Vanguard as well.

Fuck the CIA and all. But nothing is more predictable than Leninist unable to acknowledge their own failures and needing a scapegoat.

And? That doesn't refute anything I said.

It's occurred several times in my life time. And if any issue would have seen another. It would be Israel. Take it from someone who has lived here 50 years and isn't a third party.

I'm not here to defend biden. He absolutely could and should have done more. I'm just here to call out the people attacking the Democrats for things that were largely out of their control in that presidential election. Only succeeding at helping to get the actual fascist into office. Not that Democrats didn't contribute to that plenty on their own as well.

Damn these ICE agents are a threat to everyone.

My personal hot take. Klingons are just space goths.