Are Americans finally going to learn that politics isn't just a thing that happens every four years?
this post was submitted on 26 Jun 2026
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The moment we become comfortable again will be the same when a third of us drop out of politics. Apathy is a hell of a drug.
I only hope they make voting mandatory like they do in Australia and it becomes too inconvenient not to do it. That should also come with the introduction of ranked choice voting but that's probably asking for the impossible already.
Yup. Our elections are setup to be special events, but people need to realize that politics is a marathon. You have to participate constantly and always be diligent
This is good news. I hope it isn't too late for change on a national scale.
It's good news, and anythings possible, but all 3 branches of government are controlled by fascist criminals and psychopaths. The Epstein class is deeply intertwined with the state and surveillance apparatus, and they openly support genocide, pedophilia, war crimes, and crimes against humanity. There is no bottom to how depraved they will go. Plus roughly 30% — tens of millions — of American adults are terminally mentally ill; as in, most are permanently damaged and will never be rehabilitated or recover from the brainwashing.
Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst. They are already sending antifascists to the gulags for life, for opposing their pedofuhrer.
I'd wager a majority of the 30% could recover, but it would take a massive and sustained effort. Even then there is a percentage that would never change, and America does not have the will to go through the effort.
Unfortunately it is, we won't get out of this with only votes. But it's a good sign.
Let's do Germany next. We were still in the fuck around phase.
Voting for the lesser evil makes sure that the evil stays for long.
US has voted for the greater evil to realise lesser evil is a false choice.
Which is not surprising. not in the least bit.
I mean, the only thing that overshadows centrist dem's failings are GOP failings. (though... GOP failings might actually be "success"... just not in a way that's good for the country.)
No, progressive Democrats do well in blue areas but not in purple or red areas. That's the reason centrist Democrats fear they will take over the party and that's the reason Republicans want progressives to win.
Wrong.
Trump was fighting for Bernie Sanders to be his opponent every election because he wanted Bernie to win.
DSA, all the way.
Once we get power, we walk AND chew gum. Revoke and revert every decision made by the illegitimate Trump regime. All of his donors and nominees/appointees will be imprisoned until they pay back the government the money they made over the pay decade AND the money they've cost the government, all while making for profit healthcare illegal, raising the minimum wage, and taxing the rich.
About 50,000 people are going to be executed, including at least 4 SCROTUS members. The good news is that if you don't have half a billion dollars, and you're not a high level MAGAt, you have nothing to worry about. In fact you'll benefit greatly
Shut up, you stupid genocidal LARPer.