Problem is it doesn't apply to the two-party system except in the case of the Sanders, Platners, and Mamdanis of the world. Our only real power politically is local now.
Jill Stein sucks. Randos popping out of the woodwork for the general election are nothing but spoilers.
I say that, so that I can say that viable candidates look like Mamdani: they start as community organizers, win local offices, and then win bigger offices. Local political power is not only materially important, it also serves as a demonstration of political ability, and creates enough awareness and approval to succeed in higher races.
The more Mamdanis we make, and the fewer Steins we tolerate, the sooner we can achieve local power with the potential to become regional power, and state power, and national power. We're not gonna have a supply of good candidates until we build them up locally.
Unfortunately that means several more years of lesser evil in most big races, but if we fill those years with local victories we can minimize how long it will take until we have good choices. Find the good people running for city council and help them any way you can. If there are no good choices for local elections, consider running yourself. It's scary, but narcissists and sociopaths are drawn to positions of power. If no one decent goes out of their comfort zone to take responsibility, then it'll just be narcissists and sociopaths.
I said I voted against fascism not for genocide, but I guess that didn’t fit your narrative. Sorry we can’t all live in your special imaginary land where everything can be perfect if we just close our eyes and wish away democrats. Wake up and take the brain out of your box and put it in your head. Dems do a lot more good than maga and protesting and other means can ve used to voice against genocide while getting involved grass roots for more progressive candidates, but there’s nothing wrong with voting against a republican party that has consistently voted for worse policies.
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FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world · 23 pts · 62d
The knee-jerk response from most Democrats seems to boil down to: "Our guy sucks less than their guy!"
And it never crosses their mind that maybe I want someone who makes an effort not to suck at all.
goferking0@lemmy.sdf.org · 5 pts · 61d
Or the ones who want the terrible shit republicans do just done the right way method democrats use
yesterday@lemmy.today · 4 pts · 62d
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 62d
Believe me, I try to buy into that.
Problem is it doesn't apply to the two-party system except in the case of the Sanders, Platners, and Mamdanis of the world. Our only real power politically is local now.
agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works · 1 pts · 61d
Jill Stein sucks. Randos popping out of the woodwork for the general election are nothing but spoilers.
I say that, so that I can say that viable candidates look like Mamdani: they start as community organizers, win local offices, and then win bigger offices. Local political power is not only materially important, it also serves as a demonstration of political ability, and creates enough awareness and approval to succeed in higher races.
The more Mamdanis we make, and the fewer Steins we tolerate, the sooner we can achieve local power with the potential to become regional power, and state power, and national power. We're not gonna have a supply of good candidates until we build them up locally.
Unfortunately that means several more years of lesser evil in most big races, but if we fill those years with local victories we can minimize how long it will take until we have good choices. Find the good people running for city council and help them any way you can. If there are no good choices for local elections, consider running yourself. It's scary, but narcissists and sociopaths are drawn to positions of power. If no one decent goes out of their comfort zone to take responsibility, then it'll just be narcissists and sociopaths.
BrainInABox@lemmy.ml · 0 pts · 61d
"Opposition to the Democratic party cannot be tolerated!"
You say, after decades of failed lesser evilism.
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 61d
That second point is the important one.
I'm not sure how much Dems have to lower the bar before people see past lesser evilism for what it is.
BrainInABox@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 60d
For the BlueMAGA faithful, "doing a Holocaust" isn't low enough for them, so I doubt there's anything the Democrats could do that would
yesterday@lemmy.today · 0 pts · 62d
FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 62d
Thank you for your opinion. Have a nice afternoon.
BrainInABox@lemmy.ml · 3 pts · 61d
Yeah, I'm not going to side with someone who thinks genocide is "good". You're as bad as any maga fascist
yesterday@lemmy.today · -2 pts · 61d
At least I voted against maga fascists
BrainInABox@lemmy.ml · 2 pts · 60d
"I may think genocide is good, but at least I support my team!"
yesterday@lemmy.today · -1 pts · 60d
I said I voted against fascism not for genocide, but I guess that didn’t fit your narrative. Sorry we can’t all live in your special imaginary land where everything can be perfect if we just close our eyes and wish away democrats. Wake up and take the brain out of your box and put it in your head. Dems do a lot more good than maga and protesting and other means can ve used to voice against genocide while getting involved grass roots for more progressive candidates, but there’s nothing wrong with voting against a republican party that has consistently voted for worse policies.
SaltyAmerican@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 60d
Liberal circular logic is insane
yesterday@lemmy.today · 0 pts · 59d
BrainInABox@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 60d
You described genocide as "good"
yesterday@lemmy.today · 0 pts · 60d
No, I didn’t. You make bad faith arguments.
SaltyAmerican@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 60d
You voted for BlueMAGA fascists
yesterday@lemmy.today · -1 pts · 59d
You voted for Trump
SaltyAmerican@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 59d
Communists don't vote for right wing politicians, regardless if they are the blue shade of fascism or the red one.
yesterday@lemmy.today · 0 pts · 59d
Do communists ever live a little?
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 61d
i thought he said perfect, not the best, but then again i thought he said it in franch and i don't speak that language
not_IO@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 61d
yeah like mamdani!
MalReynolds@slrpnk.net · 17 pts · 62d
“Maxim 29: The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy. No more. No less.” - The Seventy Maxims of Maximally Effective Mercenaries - Howard Tayler
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 61d
I prefer "The enemy of my enemy is my enemy's enemy. If we're lucky we can point them in the right direction" but that's because i made it up.
gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 12 pts · 62d
*in USA, in other parts of the world a Republican means "want to form a Republic"
Like a Irish Republican is "kill the monarchy"
alapakala@quokk.au · 5 pts · 62d
The Republican: “This is why we will replace the monarchy with the aristocracy!”🙄
gwl@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 5 pts · 62d
*in the USA
Formfiller@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 62d
Pedocracy
alapakala@quokk.au · 3 pts · 62d
*in USE: Epsteincrasy
grrgyle@slrpnk.net · 5 pts · 62d
Yeah like they don't realize the thing we hate about Democrats is even more egregious in them
The difference being that an actual kindhearted, open-minded Democrat might actually change their mind.
SaltyAmerican@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 61d
The number of Democrats that might actually change their mind is the same number of Republicans that would change their mind.
grrgyle@slrpnk.net · 2 pts · 61d
I mean I would've identified as a liberal once upon a time.
titanicx@lemmy.zip · 2 pts · 61d
This is like a weekly post.
BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone · -3 pts · 62d
SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca · -3 pts · 61d