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I really am dude or dudette. Some people are just out here to be shitters, but I promise you, I'm really just trying to talk to you, whether I'm right or we're both wrong.
To be 100% frank, after this shit show, I'm not voting for them again.
I guess I'm just trying to voice my perspective on what I think to be true. I truly believed that that was the last stop before the beginning of true fascism, and to be fair, we're diving right in. The very fact that they didn't even hold the line is my wake up call. I won't vote for them again, I truly think that election we were not ready to stray, but after the last few months seeing them not do a godamn thing, I and most of us are right there with you. What I've said is not me telling you to stay with the status quo, it is just me saying at the time, November 5th, that was the best we could've done in my opinion.
My big grievance is that they had such an insanely easy competition, why couldn't they do the bare minimum? Like I've been saying, it is better, but I'll agree it's a 3 instead of a 2. My big thing is I'll take a fucking 3 if it's ONLY a 2 or 3.
I'd say it's more like a 4 over a 7, but still, the people have been asking for a fucking 9 to please treat us like people for a long time, and I'm just tired.
I sincerely hope that WE, very important we, can come together and help put together a party that just respects people over money. What it really boils down to is, am I being destructive? I really hope not, and I want that for everyone.
Yeah, that's a totally fair perspective. I gave up on the Democratic party a long time ago, partly because their current lack of fight is exactly what I expect from them. I totally understand why people voted for Harris, but I disagree with their strategy. I feel like continuing to support the Democrats is like digging yourself out of a hole: No matter how much you dig, you're still stuck in the hole.
I see Trump as a symptom of something bigger. Yes, I'm angry that he won, but I'm more angry at the ecosystem allows him to stay electable. And I think the Democrats are a large part of why that ecosystem is the way it is. Instead of cleaning things up, and fighting for their voter-base, they chose to build the systems that Trump is using. There's an old saying: Democrats clean and load the gun, Republicans shoot it.
I desperately want the Democrats to be a party I believe in. But I after years of seeing them in action, I'm convinced that abandoning them is the right call. And I know I'm not alone. Look at how many people gave up on the Dems at the election, and how low their polling is right now. I think all of that abandonment is well deserved.
Some people want to try and fix the broken party, and I think that's fine, I have no problem with them trying. But I think a third party is a better use of our time.
I agree that the most ideal thing would be a third party that actually has a secondary impact on the democratic party and forces them to actually run on what the people want vs being slightly less shitty.