I want utopian space communism, but I'm not going to hold out for only that ideal when I can support alternatives that are better than the current system.

I'm one of the stupidest men alive and even I have more awareness of the state of US politics than most American liberals. You mention that 'vote blue no matter who' is the height of idiocy and receive responses about how not voting is for idiots.

Of course it is, because not voting isn't the suggestion being made, but it certainly is a useful straw man for the absolute broomsticks who can't swallow the fact their beloved Democrats are just as complicit in the American political charade.

The primary is no guaranteed method of change. The DNC is a private club. A primary vote could literally be 100% for a single candidate and the DNC could pick an entirely different candidate with no legal repercussions.

Expect many similar responses from Americans who are somehow so astoundingly thick they can't comprehend that holding politicians accountable can be accomplished by means beyond simply not voting. The false dichotomy is blazingly obvious, but their indoctrination runs as deep as their defensiveness is strong so they default to this, their favorite straw man, lest their simplistic worldviews be challenged.

This paucity of critical thought is a direct result of the compounding effects of decades of poor education. The US is cooked unless its citizens stop treating everyday politics like a cross between sports and religion.

"What someone said makes me uncomfortable because it challenges my government indoctrination. I have neither the self-awareness to recognize this nor the vocabulary to articulate it if I did, so I'll just call them stupid instead."

Classic American response.

The Democratic party largely runs on a platform based more on counteracting the Republican party less than substantially improving anything. Despite claiming to be progressive, they have slowly shifted to the right over decades, and manage to bungle easy wins again and again.

Remember that if you criticize the Democratic party and don't 'vote blue no matter who,' you're a Russian operative undermining the US election process. It's not that you have a fully functional brain and see both sides are actually all on one side. Russian operative. Only option.

/s, fucking Americans

We hate you too and your canal is shite.

I think they're not considering how the portion of rent that only goes toward the mortgage is still profit despite it not being accessible until the home is sold or a loan taken against its equity.

Now you're just being stupid. As much as I disagree with all the libs lambasting you here, you're just an ostensibly more progressive version of daft.

For what it's worth, much of the rest of the world agrees with you. What you're saying is quite obvious outside the influence of 24/7 US propaganda. I lived in the US for nearly a decade and was astounded by the fervent support for the Democrats despite their steady march to the right and betrayal of their constituents in the name of bipartisanship.

Your two parties employ the good cop/bad cop routine on a national scale. Should you opt for the good cop over the bad? Absolutely, because anyone who refuses to engage in damage control is an idiot, but you mustn't forget they're both cops and on the same team. The good cop is only being helpful because they want something, so they'll do as much as they need to get it and will ultimately side with the bad cop over you to please their bosses: American oligarchs.

Be smart with your vote and choose the good cop, but don't stop there. Work to kick both cops the fuck out, end your police state, and wrest control of the country from the oligarchs orchestrating the entire farce.

They're making a joke by using a logical fallacy known as a false premise.