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[–] [email protected] 160 points 3 months ago (32 children)

I voted for Kamala. My parents and grandparents did as well. I do not feel that the democrats were/are doing jack shit to court new voters. The party itself expects to just be the status quo and have people vote for it. Whether people want to admit it or not, the point of being a progressive party is to be... how do I put this... PROGRESSIVE.

[–] [email protected] 49 points 3 months ago (11 children)

Oh yeah, make no mistake, the Dems are fucked.

It's just that in '24 we had an option between "continue having a flawed democracy" and "put a literal fascist in power", and a lot of us are still sore over folks who insisted that choosing the latter was some form of leftism. They weren't a major force in the general electorate, but here on Lemmy, they were certainly loud, so a lot of bad feeling remains.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (2 children)

The only argument for voting trump while thinking “left” that I can think of, is that all that anger and chaos leads to a big reform of the political landscape where there is a way for a more social system in the end

But I’d consider that an extremely risky move..

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's literally the accelerationist/anti-electoralist religious doctrine. And I say "religious doctrine" because they keep insisting that people will rise up if they assist in the sacrifice of enough LGBTQ+, POC, and other vulnerable people, despite there being absolutely no evidence in history of that ever occurring, even under brutal totalitarian dynasties that lasted hundreds of years.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

But I’d consider that an extremely risky move..

So we all get to discover in real time!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

True that 😂

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[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Very, very well put. I voted for Kamala as well, and this is what I'm trying to scream from the rooftops. The democrats seem to see the current populist moment as an excuse to phone it in. It keeps blowing up in the face, and they keep saying "oh well, I guess we need to move right / let the voters learn their lesson"

[–] lightrush 5 points 3 months ago

That's literally the program which benefits their donors.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

The party itself expects to just be the status quo and have people vote for it.

When the alternative was Trump and Project 2025, that's exactly what most should have voted for.

But stopping DEI was more important than Social Security for the majority of voters

[–] [email protected] 27 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Peope can't afford their bills and the Democrats were out there saying the economy is stronger than ever. They had no intention of helping people and you are shocked that people didn't go out to vote. If it's damned if you do, damned if you don't, most people will chose the latter

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (2 children)

They should at least have voted third party.. I think many people should have voted third party.. Why do so few people vote third party?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If they are too apathetic to vote for dems, they certainly won't go out of their way to make a statement and vote third party.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

Which kinda defeats the purpose of a vote in my opinion 😅

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It was stronger than under Trump. Everyone forgot they had to fight for toilet paper under Trump.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Only an absolute moron would believe that the economy was better in 2024 than in 2019 for your average person. You can't blame the poor economy on Biden, but you can absolutely blame the DNC for not spputing off reforms to help people.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

You are one of those who forgot how bad it was. So many millions were in danger of eviction that moratoriums had to be passed.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (5 children)

Exactly. Moratoriums were passed. Absolutely nothing was done the past 2 years as prices for everything skyrocketed. People remember that sort of thing. Literally the forst thing Biden did was break his promise and give out stimulus checks that were nowhere near what he campaigned on.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

He was able to bring inflation down, but the impacts were felt far and wide. As for stimulus checks those were written and voted on by Congress. Congress was Republican during Bidens presidency. He did sign executive orders to speed up the dispersal and to expand SNAP to try to help families. But if the people who fund the stimulus check (Congress) don't fund it, there is nothing to give out.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 3 months ago

I could be wrong about this: But I increasingly feel that the major issue for most of these people was economic instability - not making enough to make ends meet. But, out of a feeling of humiliation around saying “im poor” the message instead targets points of blame; either to potentially spare more dollars for themselves, or just genuinely to lash out at a world that’s succeeding without them.

Doesn’t make the approach of their message in any way valid or okay. I’m just explaining that they needed an answer to their struggles. Trump gave them an elaborate lie about it, which to them was better than nothing.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

The democrats are a liberal party which is why they got almost 49% of the vote instead of under 1%.

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