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And fair enough, but what - besides shitting on existing candidates - is there? Now that we’re nearly midway to the next presidential election?
So far in the, now years, that I’ve been asking, there’s nothing. Nothing but more shitting on existing candidates and outrage that I should ask who should get support.
That seems . . . not viable as a strategy to gain access to offices.
Agitating for better policies is not "nothing" no matter how much you're bothered by it.
edit: I'm also fascinated by this commentary because for a year+ leftists and progressives were told not to criticize Biden because it was "too close to an election", and now we're being told by the same people that not to criticize any potential candidate at any time, or else we're hurting the democrats' chances in 2 and a half years.
It's like libs have learned absolutely nothing from blithely accepting a milquetoast, unpopular moderate shitbag as their candidate and getting their asses handed to them for it.
What part of "Newsom is worse than Hitler" is "agitating for better policies"?
I'm specifically saying you should advocate for the candidate you want NOW instead of only and forever shitting on candidates other people pick. But you can't even do that.
Because you're using "libs" I'm assuming you're not American? Or just have a real affinity for the republican nazi party?
Or are you actually an anarchist and therefore opposed to elections?
Who said Newsom is worse than Hitler?