@brent858 Right wing psyops have done such a good job of trying to convince anyone left of Mitt Romney that a vote is actually the single biggest definer of who you are as a person. MFs won’t protest, won’t have a noble job, won’t do anything charitable, but draw the line at voting Dem.
@Ericrse37986 VBNMW applies to everyone. If you don’t do it you’re a bad person. You are really only except from VBNMW if you prove you’ve actually done something else to further the leftist movement. For example: going to jail for not paying taxes that go to Israel or Kirking someone.
@stacycay@_Holly_Fox This is kind of my experience, though I feel like red state leftists would be more likely to vote blue no matter who while ALSO be very pro revolution. Meanwhile blue state leftists might be really vocal about Palestine but also… never really do anything noble lol.
@Ericrse37986 I’m going to disagree with you that they are worse only because most people I’ve ever known that “didn’t care about politics” end up being right wingers anyways. Better off for them to stay less engaged in my opinion.
@PDXStateO7Mind@stephensemler The Dems suck I’m not trying to say they don’t but also Trump got a lot of votes in an election where turnout was about as high as it’s been since the 60s. Americans kinda suck
@PDXStateO7Mind@stephensemler Probably the best stuff he’s accomplished so far like expanded childcare have required approval from the state. I get it man, fuck the DNC… but we kinda need them? Another thing that makes Mamdani so great is he hasn’t really stepped on many toes.
@PDXStateO7Mind@stephensemler Brotha we are on the same side here, I just think we need to be real and do what we gotta do to get Dems elected in congress to help out a socialist president.
@PDXStateO7Mind@stephensemler I’m not making excuses? You specifically mentioned FDR and I’m telling you how he got shit done. Very similar to Mamdani in that most of the government he’s working with is Dem, whether moderate or progressive.
@upholdparenti@stephensemler I’m not going to claim to know all the ins and outs of how this is possible but I imagine huge majorities in congress would probably be needed.
@PDXStateO7Mind@stephensemler A lot of the things he’s accomplished so far have been improvements or expansions on things past mayors have done. You think he could get this shit done in Oklahoma City? Of course fucking not.
@PDXStateO7Mind@stephensemler And Mamdani is great, but honestly he seems like a good example of how when you have a foundation built by years of Dem leadership it’s way fucking easier to get good shit done.
@PDXStateO7Mind@stephensemler I’m not making the case for liberalism?? I’m just being real here, your favorite socialist probably won’t be able to accomplish much and we’d be complaining about the same thing. Unless Dems get an insane supermajority like we got during FDR and LBJ.
@gwattttt_areyou@brent858 I kind of agree but also this is all part of the Republicans advantage. Conservatives are either so insanely stupid or just pure evil that they can get away with that stuff. Sadly, too many moderate dems (who reliably vote) still want to play politics like it’s the 90s/00s
@Ericrse37986 I get it man but I’ve seen you post more about Dems coming after Hasan in the past 2 hours than I think I’ve ever seen of Dems actually condemning Hasan like ever. The algorithm got you in a chokehold big dawg 😭😭😭
@BerryLemonPi We need more anti-Florida rhetoric. There is too much anti-Arizona rhetoric despite it being more comfortable in the summer and less mustache-twirling evil than Florida. Florida doesn’t get enough hate!!!