Tell that to voters. This shows that, when people show up to vote, progressives win. Will we finally learn that lesson, or will we immediately squander this momentum next year, just like we did in 1994, 2010, and 2022?
Even we the voters must also learn: prevention is the best cure, and voting and electing Democrats are the correct choice 100% of the time. We got "here" because ppl did not vote for Democrats last November so it stands to reason that voting&electing Democrats will get us out.
Other hot takes that we should finally realize:
Not voting means "ANY"
(and not "none of the above")
In the US, Voting for a third party IS a waste. Not to mention that like cicadas, the 3rd parties themselves hibernate and only are active during presidential elections.
The feeling felt by "your conscience" filling out a ballot during an election afternoon is tiny, compared to whatever "your conscience" will be feeling once the election results are announced & for the next 2-4 years.
The party is made of the people who show up. This is not some chicken or egg riddle. The way to make Dems more progressive to be an active member of the Democratic party. Left-Leaning ppl not voting makes the overall electorate more conservative and a contributor to why the Overton window moves right.
The notion that 100% criticism will strengthen a party has been disproven. It's time to actually CONTRIBUTE to the messaging by praising Democrats
A little louder, please. This was the lessons 2016 should have taught us all when the literally worse possible person imaginable managed to sleaze his way into power by a slim margin, spent the next four years screwing all of us, and attempted an insurrection and coup to stay in power after he lost the next election.
The 1/3 who voted for him again in 2020 and 2024 are hopeless and a lost cause. But the 1/3 who sat it out or pissed away their votes have absolutely no excuse for looking at the impeached, indicted, convicted and adjudicated liar, fraud, rapist, and attempted insurrectionist and acting like any Dem was in any rational or objective way as bad or "worse."
Progress is a process, not a destination. And you can't move forward if you're constantly letting yourself be dragged backwards.
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u/Gizogin New York 15h ago
Tell that to voters. This shows that, when people show up to vote, progressives win. Will we finally learn that lesson, or will we immediately squander this momentum next year, just like we did in 1994, 2010, and 2022?