When you economically only represent a minority, you have to find a lot of bs to trick people into voting for you. Manufacturing consent if you will....
97% take money from Israel and even where Democrats hold the power to change things (California's bill for single payer healthcare) they choose to vote to support their corporate donors.
It's bad cop/worse cop. Democrats exist to stop any movement to the left.
Expected Imgurian reply: "The greens suck anyways."
Equivalent to: "You're ugly, I didn't want to date you anyways."
If you can't be bothered to care about voter suppression in all its various forms, then you don't actually care about voter suppression. You care only about your people, your tribe being suppressed. You know... exactly like the fascists.
"While the elections board investigated inconsistencies in the Green Party’s signature sheets, initially rejecting its petition at a June 30 meeting before reversing the decision Monday, the party missed the July 1 candidate filing deadline set in state law." Jill Stein and the green party only ran to defeat the Democrats. I wouldn't cut them any slack either.
This. Changing the system to a multi-party one would in my view be great. But that's a long term thing at best, playing within the current arrangement for more immediate changes is a must.
One party is busy digging for gold at the bottom of the boat while the other is so busy not rocking that boat, they don't wonder why their ankles are wet.
Mate, nobody is saying you shouldn’t vote, but you need to understand the Democrats are not your friends. They are the pressure relief valve for the wealthy. Their entire reason for existing is pumping the brakes when it’s clear revolution is at hand.
Social media WTF? You can listen to their speeches on the house and Senate floor. Many of them have their own YouTube accounts. Also, Congress is expected to communicate with their constituents. It used to be done by mail and Congress got free stamps. Now it's done by social media so everybody can get updated news minute by minute.
itZujones6
Seriously wake up maga
Imjurbro
They are just canceling out the millions upon millions of illegals voting in mass droves in LIBERAL states!!! And I can’t even /s this post.
SMarkt
in a democratic system, every single votes value is equal. if it is not, it is not a democratic system.
joot
Is it supposed to suffice as consolation that we recognize that they are fascist fucks as they take over?
vegangreen
When you economically only represent a minority, you have to find a lot of bs to trick people into voting for you. Manufacturing consent if you will....
SocoFox
97% take money from Israel and even where Democrats hold the power to change things (California's bill for single payer healthcare) they choose to vote to support their corporate donors.
It's bad cop/worse cop. Democrats exist to stop any movement to the left.
Margrave9000
Reminder that fascists don't deserve a vote, and if they are voting, well, they shouldn't!
Necrothean
Any party?
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https://montanafreepress.org/2024/08/23/montana-democrats-sue-to-block-green-party-from-senate-race/
https://www.wtae.com/article/democrats-appeal-green-party-case-to-pennsylvania-high-court/33983120
https://www.texastribune.org/2020/08/19/texas-democrats-green-party-november/
Crazy how that Any Party be.
Necrothean
Expected Imgurian reply: "The greens suck anyways."
Equivalent to: "You're ugly, I didn't want to date you anyways."
If you can't be bothered to care about voter suppression in all its various forms, then you don't actually care about voter suppression. You care only about your people, your tribe being suppressed. You know... exactly like the fascists.
yeahhedugit
"While the elections board investigated inconsistencies in the Green Party’s signature sheets, initially rejecting its petition at a June 30 meeting before reversing the decision Monday, the party missed the July 1 candidate filing deadline set in state law."
Jill Stein and the green party only ran to defeat the Democrats. I wouldn't cut them any slack either.
BipedalHumanoidWithSlightlyDifferentNoseRidge
Reminder: A duopoly is only marginally better than a monopoly.
Sorry, not sorry. My stance has never wavered. Nor has imgrrian response; "bOtH sIdEs".
And it devolves from there....
yeahhedugit
So a country with two parties is almost the same as a dictatorship?
BipedalHumanoidWithSlightlyDifferentNoseRidge
Almost. If you want to be that simplistic.
yeahhedugit
I essentially repeated the post.
Germanswisscheese
Great. How do we get from here to there without participating in the duopoly?
ElusiveThing
This. Changing the system to a multi-party one would in my view be great. But that's a long term thing at best, playing within the current arrangement for more immediate changes is a must.
BipedalHumanoidWithSlightlyDifferentNoseRidge
Unionise, participate in political reform movements.
Meanwhile, disrupt the system, think like an Anarchist.
PoorBoyChevelle
You realize part of the SAVE Act targets things we're trying to use to break the duopoly, like ranked choice voting
BipedalHumanoidWithSlightlyDifferentNoseRidge
Right. So get rid Of THEM ALL.
seenunseen
One party is trying to stop your vote and the other doesn't seem to care if you vote
clonedeeznuts
That's because it's truly just 1 party
Frenchgeek
One party is busy digging for gold at the bottom of the boat while the other is so busy not rocking that boat, they don't wonder why their ankles are wet.
yeahhedugit
Anybody that's not in the Republican side is doing whatever they can think of to not let this country become a fascist dictatorship.
lastmanonearthbutidroppedmyglasses
Mate, nobody is saying you shouldn’t vote, but you need to understand the Democrats are not your friends. They are the pressure relief valve for the wealthy. Their entire reason for existing is pumping the brakes when it’s clear revolution is at hand.
seenunseen
Doesn't look like it. The people certainly are, the politicians..not so much
yeahhedugit
Listen to AOC, Sheldon Whitehouse, Adam shiff, Jamie Raskin, Mark Kelly....
seenunseen
Not really in to social media politicians. I like the ones that are actually trying, like bernie
yeahhedugit
Social media WTF? You can listen to their speeches on the house and Senate floor. Many of them have their own YouTube accounts.
Also, Congress is expected to communicate with their constituents. It used to be done by mail and Congress got free stamps. Now it's done by social media so everybody can get updated news minute by minute.
ToSisPoS
“Both sides” troll farms can walk around the world before the truth can get it shoes on.
yeahhedugit
I saw a video of thousands of cell phones in a rack doing whatever they were told. I wonder if any of us are real!
ToSisPoS
I can confirm no ai could make make up someone as pathetic as me.
yeahhedugit
Counterpoint: 77 million Americans voted for Donald Trump in '24. You're ok!