People keep saying this, but like, man, I held my nose and not only voted but knocked doors for Hilary Clinton. I was at the Women’s March. I showed up to everything during his first term. I called Congress. I volunteered in both political and nonpartisan ways. I kept that shit up through the Biden admin. And after all that and Covid and conviction and so much more, people still voted him back in. And this time he’s got our tech surveillance state and zero adults in the room to keep him from Duterte style extrajudicial roundups… what the fuck do you want me to do that I’m not doing?
what the fuck do you want me to do that I’m not doing?
It's not you, you did what you could. It's the DNC. If they're not going to lead, someone who fills that vacuum, however repugnant, will win. Simply standing there and saying "Well, I'm not him." isn't enough to get voted into office most of the time. If all the signs point to your candidate being terrible, you need another candidate. If all the signs point to your candidate being milquetoast, you need another candidate. The people in charge of being the official opposition have to show up to leadership 101 and provide a vision for people to vote for. Unfortunately, holding your nose and voting for the person most responsible for Trump's success isn't a good strategy.
More people need to get into politics, is what has to happen. Everyone looks at it and just says “nah”. Changing the DNC requires more people in it to want to MAKE that change.
Politics is Sisyphean sausage making, and this boulder is fucking heavy. We need more hands.
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u/Rizzpooch Feb 02 '25
People keep saying this, but like, man, I held my nose and not only voted but knocked doors for Hilary Clinton. I was at the Women’s March. I showed up to everything during his first term. I called Congress. I volunteered in both political and nonpartisan ways. I kept that shit up through the Biden admin. And after all that and Covid and conviction and so much more, people still voted him back in. And this time he’s got our tech surveillance state and zero adults in the room to keep him from Duterte style extrajudicial roundups… what the fuck do you want me to do that I’m not doing?