If we can’t be bothered to vote in the primaries, wjy would anyone believe us that a progressive candidate would somehow lure millions more to vote?
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If we can’t be bothered to vote in the primaries, wjy would anyone believe us that a progressive candidate would somehow lure millions more to vote?
As I know the comments will be, uhhh, fun, I’ve turned off reply notifications.
Do you know what a primary is?
I do. When was there a leftist option?
America is a conservative country, being mad that there are no perfect leftists to vote for is childish. Damage control and pushing the needle away from the right is our only pragmatic option. Anything else is just wishful thinking. The world sucks and there is no quick fix, bitching about that and doing nothing will, unsurprisingly, accomplish nothing. Be realistic, not dogmatic.
America is whatever the population chooses it to be. I’m not looking for a perfect leftist option. I’ve been voting for the most left candidate since I’ve been able to vote (primaries, general, midterms, local, school board).
I believe in the electoral/civic process but, if the ratchet has tightened so far to the right then I don’t want to keep voting for the center. My position of abstaining from the process, and encouraging others to do the same, is my way of pushing the needle left.
Not touching nor interacting with the needle enables it only to go farther right.
I get it, shit sucks, and everything is broken, but that is just a fucking stupid and masturbatory response to the situation. It’s very self centered and myopic, I’m sorry, man, but you’re not a hero, nobody is, and that is a shit excuse to do nothing while patting yourself on the back like it was something.
Not directed at you just a general statement. If you don’t vote then you’ve quite literally not done anything, and you didn’t do nothing for the sake of others, you did nothing to fulfill your own ego, stop bragging about it.
I respect that, I just disagree. I think my line of reasoning is sound. I’m not pushing people out of political engagement I’m simply saying not to vote for a centrist candidate.
Also, someone would have to understand my comment politically in order to be swayed by my rhetoric. If I’m advocating for left candidates and pointing out why I’m not voting for centrists I think that’s a winning strategy.
As long as we agree on two things, I think this conversation has reached its conclusion : 1. That my strategy is to only vote left or stay home. 2. Your strategy is to always vote for the most left leaning candidate even if the party keeps moving right.
If that’s not your position let me know.