Time to break free of traditional political ideological labeling and divisions. Time to abandon old, divisive sociopolitical labels like "liberal" and "conservative".
A new political party based on a vastly, commonly held virtures lends itself to embrace over 66% of Americans, and it clearly embraces progressive principled thinking. In the most ideal American sense of unity, a political party should not be able to be defined or placed as "to the left" or "to the right" of where the Democratic or Republican parties currently are. Just let it exist organically based on present-day principled thinking. The American Progressive Majority.
Originally Posted By u/Atlanticbboy At 2025-03-23 04:38:18 AM | Source
Its more nuanced than that. Democrats actively fucked over Bernie. You're right that voting is the bare minimum action required, but you're wrong in that the "lesser evil" is exactly how we've gotten here.
Democrats did work together to beat Bernie, but he had overwhelming support and then very few people came to vote for him. All because the same people that mostly supported him are also the same people that think voting is pointless.
Again, I say that as someone who voted for him in the primary in 2016 and 2020. I still have my coffee mugs and fridge magnets from donating.
Also please reread what I said. I'm not saying the "lesser evil" is how we got here, I'm saying idiots think that. And voting is not the bare minimum. I'd argue it's better to vote and not donate or help than it is to donate and help then not vote. Voting is quite literally the opposite of bare minimum.
Reread my comment. The lesser evil is exactly how we got here. I don't know how anyone could fail to see it. Republicans move to the right, Democrats are slightly less right than they are, repeat for decades and here we are.
You seem to think that the system will give us the tools needed to dismantle it. That's simply not true. I agree that voting is important but voting Democrat is not going to fix anything. Look at the last 35 years of Democrats repeatedly failing to deliver on their promises and fucking over the left.
The problem is that people think they can outwit the fundamentals.
You need to vote EVERYTIME - even if it's pointless - because you need to complete the tit-for-tat exchange. If you do not complete the exchange, then you have lost all of your leverage. This is negotiation 101.
Even if you don't vote Democrat, you need to vote for someone - you cannot abstain, this is always the worst option. Voter suppression is obviously a different story, but if you're choosing not to vote, you are not suppressed.