The Democrats failed by trying to find common ground with the GOP - the electorate is more divided than ever, and if they want Trump, they’re not going to vote for Trump-lite - they’ll vote for Dorito Mussolini himself… and here we are.
It’s just the right time actually
Too soon was yesterday and earlier. The race is over - it’s time to rub our own representatives noses in their bullshit and hope our country limps along well enough to give them a chance to apply the lesson. …I’m not confident that opportunity will be on the table going forward.
If you’re still putting your trust and faith in anyone to represent you and your interests within this system, you might have some lessons to learn yourself…
You can’t keep playing their game over and over expecting a different result.
Direct action, mutual aid, dual power, horizontal governing. Those are the ways forward, not yet another cycle of electoral theatre.
I voted for the frying pan in hopes of avoiding the fire. I don’t have faith in any of them, but there’s a spectrum of awful they all fall on and I’d prefer to at least hang out on the less severe end of it.
But you’re right, we absolutely cannot rely on this shit.
I’d prefer to at least hang out on the less severe end of it.
That end is an illusion, the “lesser evil” is there to manufacture consent for evil in general, and to help shift the Overton window to the right.
I’m not trying to have a go at you, I’m just frustrated and think people seriously need to be shaken out of this collective obedience to the rules of our oppressors. The existing system will never serve us, it is designed to do the opposite. If herr cheeto getting elected for a second term doesn’t do it, what the fuck will?
Except the popular vote is also for trump, Sooo i don’t know, what the fuck ever
Not voting is the decision that you are fine with tyranny, bigotry, or what ever. So the non voter May as well believe in what ever the winner believes and be treated as such.
There’s different reasons to not vote.
Some are disengaged. They don’t watch or read news, they often don’t even know what’s going on in the world around them.
Some are disenfranchised. There are obstacles that make voting difficult and confusing, and sometimes even impossible.
Some are dejected. After every election the Democrats mostly fail to help the people they promise to help during the elections.
Turnout is way down. We have to analyze why, not just lump them in with MAGA.
One of my friends probably just killed themselves.
Fuck you. You are part of the reason she’s dead.