You are saying that you depend on the left in order to win. In politics, that’s called leverage. The onus is on your party to run a candidate we find acceptable and behave in such a way that we reasonably believe they may uphold their campaign promises. Failing that, we do not care if your genocidal, oligarch-and-Zionazi-owned party wins or loses. You may view them as the lesser evil; that doesn’t matter to people like me who view them as equally evil. You can argue on Lemmy and Threads and Bluesky all day, it won’t change the minds of people who have seen what the Democrats are and what they support. You can win an election by meeting our demands, or you can keep losing. We owe you nothing and have no interest in your success otherwise.
Then make sure you vote for an actual progressive when you see them. Especially local elections. Otherwise pick up some AKs if you really want change apart from politics. I for one am not there yet.
Agreed and same. I think Luigi was morally correct but I personally value my life and freedom. I accept that’s selfish and cowardly to a degree, but I also recognize I’m an animal who wants to reproduce someday and not die before then (or too early after).
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You are saying that you depend on the left in order to win. In politics, that’s called leverage. The onus is on your party to run a candidate we find acceptable and behave in such a way that we reasonably believe they may uphold their campaign promises. Failing that, we do not care if your genocidal, oligarch-and-Zionazi-owned party wins or loses. You may view them as the lesser evil; that doesn’t matter to people like me who view them as equally evil. You can argue on Lemmy and Threads and Bluesky all day, it won’t change the minds of people who have seen what the Democrats are and what they support. You can win an election by meeting our demands, or you can keep losing. We owe you nothing and have no interest in your success otherwise.
Then make sure you vote for an actual progressive when you see them. Especially local elections. Otherwise pick up some AKs if you really want change apart from politics. I for one am not there yet.
Agreed and same. I think Luigi was morally correct but I personally value my life and freedom. I accept that’s selfish and cowardly to a degree, but I also recognize I’m an animal who wants to reproduce someday and not die before then (or too early after).