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It's more of a pragmatic position than a political one. The "both sides are the same" people aren't exactly right, it's more "both sides are bad".
As for whether I qualify as a "liberal", there are so many definitions for the word that it doesn't matter. In the example though it's being used as a slur basically. There is nothing worse you can be called on Lemmy than a liberal.
Nobody truly is saying both sides are the exact same down to the atom, but instead that both are beyond bad enough to force us to try to organize outside of them, and far more similar than different. Further, communists aren't communists simply out of ideals, but out of pragmatism. Voting for democrats is certainly easier, but doesn't actually fix anything, meaning it isn't a practical solution.
It's not a solution, but as you said it's easier. We can and should do both. Even if voting for the Democrats saves one life from climate change or ICE, it's worth doing.
What about the cost of the signal sent to the Democrats that their current positions are enough to earn your votes?
I would respond: if not voting for the Democrats (and voting for a party to their left) saves one life from climate change, imperialism, COVID, or ICE because it pressures them to take stronger positions on those issues, it's also worth doing.
The Democrats make it pretty clear that they do not care about our votes, or about beating Republicans. We have to organize outside of the Democratic party infrastructure, while reluctantly voting for the lesser of two evils.
Wasn't your whole point that the Democrats would block or at least slow down the Rep? You do realize that this sentence voids the argument right?