And since enough dumbasses are actually putting forward enough effort to show there is a frighteningly high backing for a candidate that will prevent any presidential voting in the future, I'm gonna have to break my record and vote for one of the major 2 parties for this election.

One of these 2 WILL WIN THE US ELECTION. There is no pretending that, this close to polling date, that there is any other outcome.

We need to start locally and push harder for reforms from there up. Only one of the 2 party systems will allow this in our future at the moment. This is just the sad and horrible truth we face at the moment.

If we really think the system has failed us and will not let us break free of the 2 party bullshit, well, then we need to be better educated and better organized. We have internet and advanced messaging technology. Our past is riddled with those who made amazing changes and voiced mass public opinion with way less.

Knowledge is power. Protect and enhance the education to really power change.

[–] MattsAlt@hexbear.net 17 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Only one of the 2 party systems will allow this in our future at the moment

The Dems sued to remove the PSL from the ballot in my state

[–] Spot@startrek.website -1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So, vote them out. Push for your local areas reform and campaign for a 3rd party replacement that do what the people want.

A maggat republican will go the step further and make a law against it to be brought up for future elections if they think it will ensure their grip.

I really don't care what party affiliation a representative wants to have. The problem is that too many are easy to figure out they only care about money when they choose to go under our current pairing. We should always look at a candidates stance on issues, the follow through they've had in their past positions, and that they are representing the people's wishes.

[–] MattsAlt@hexbear.net 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Ah yes, vote them out by voting for what candidates? People that use the same rhetoric you're using also deploy it in "electability pragmatism" during primaries to cull any further left candidates because it "will alienate moderates" in generals. Then you do this stupid shit of eating a turd sandwich and saying next time you're definitely going to get what you ordered without doing anything different. And that's all assuming any alternatives aren't immediately torpedoed by incredible spending differences due to corporate and party backing

[–] Spot@startrek.website -2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I have straight up written in viable candidates in previous, and current local, elections. I have helped friends and family start campaigns for local seats that had ran unopposed.

This one is different at the presidential level. If you can't see that you have too much privilege to think you can take what will come out of it. Women, minorities, handicap, Trans and gay folk will lose what human rights we are hanging onto while we wait for straight white men to fight it out and give it back again.

Not everyone is physically capable of going into a civil war and fighting for their rights in the streets.

I see a lot of shit talk all over this site but no actionable change showing up in the real world. All this resistance talk is starting to get real old and really sounding more and more like utter bullshit the more it's all over every political post that's made, but no viable plan laid out on what's being done and what steps to take.

[–] MattsAlt@hexbear.net 1 points 2 months ago

You're not going to change my mind, and it feels like I'm playing into your votescolding fetish which I did not consent to. Good night and good luck washing the stains of genocide from your soul

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