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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16451158
As an American that's never not voted, I don't understand these fucking assholes.
Genuinely... Fuck them. We're fucked because of the people that don't vote, not because of the minority of insane MAGA's.
The winner of our last presidential election was actually "didn't vote".
That doesn't negate the fact that both parties are, in fact, bad.
Uh-oh. I guess this means I should show up to the polls next time. And vote for the less-bad candidate.
But I hate it. I HATE ALL OF IT.
I know it sucks, wish we had approval and ranked choice voting too
Every year there are more candidates who agree with you. Make sure to vote for them!
If you don't vote then you don't get to complain until the next election.
You refused to have a say and now you have to live with the consequences. No bitching.
And you should do that in all elections. Small and big.
I want to preface this by saying that I do vote in every election, and I think everyone should exercise their right to vote.
That being said, both parties are bad. We're in a class war, and the Democrats are just as beholden/part of the oligarchy as the Republicans are.
The Republicans are definitely worse than the Democrats. There's no question there, but what we really need is a fucking revolution.
Also, it's ridiculous for someone to think that every "Both sides suck" posts are bought and paid for propaganda. Some may be. I'd be surprised if it didn't happen sometimes. But, the majority are probably just understandably frustrated people.
We shouldn't be policing people's expression of frustration with the system. If someone can't express frustration without being told they're a shill or a propagandist, they're not suddenly going to become an engaged happy partisan. Instead, they're probably just going to get even more disillusioned with the process and will stop talking about it and maybe stop voting altogether.
The democratic party sucks. It bends over backwards to help out corporate interests. It's more interested in winning the next election cycle than it is in making important changes. It often goes wherever the wind blows without having any conviction.
OTOH, the republicans are much worse. They're hell bent on enacting racist and sexist policies that will ensure straight, white, christian men remain in power. They're currently led by an absolute moron who's by far the most corrupt person I've ever seen in my life.
So, the options are currently between a status quo party that might not make your life better, vs a party led by a chaos gremlin which will systematically destroy everything within its reach. Voting for the lesser of two evils may be annoying, but it's often important.
Another problem with the Democrats, even if the next election cycle boots these fascist fucks, it doesn't automatically roll back all the damage the Nazis have done. Sure, the Democrats will repair some of the damage, but realistically, the needle never gets moved all the way back by the Dems.
Dear Americans, voting for Democrats will get you nowhere, too. I know this is hard, but you will have to start a revolution or vote for a third party in an unprecedented coordinated effort.
“Literally the only way”? They tried violent treason and have refused to swear in duly elected reps that are not of their party. If you think they’ll leave when their term is up just because you voted someone else in… the major players aren’t going anywhere. These aren’t the kind of people that gain power and then let it go. Don’t not vote, but don’t believe that’s how we’re getting out of this mess.