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I have problems with people who abstained. The hard thing is, how do you change voter behavior?

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[–] fakir@lemm.ee 9 points 5 days ago (1 children)

They were on the correct side of the value system, but could not bring themselves to agree to the tactical compromise.

[–] CooperRedArmyDog@lemmy.ml 8 points 5 days ago (4 children)

Genuine question, why should I keep agreeing to a compromise that every time I look back has run farther and farther to the right and away from what my values are. You can say protest and advocate for change but when that happened they where shamed arrested and expelled. The railway union was forced into an unfavorable contract by the democrats. At what point is it that this compromise is less a compromise and more a pacification, and me lending my support to another right wing extention? Where is the red line? are individuals not allowed to have positions where if you support them they will not suport you? or even if you get enough of them?

[–] SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world 8 points 5 days ago (10 children)

The ratchet effect is real and people should abandon both parties.

That being said there was 0% chance someone besides a D or R would win the 2024 election, so D was the objectively correct choice for anyone who isn't rich.

That being said the protest voters didn't actually impact the election in a meaningful way, and the insane pushback against them now is part of a propaganda campaign to keep the poors fighting.

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[–] bouh@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Hey look! The liberals are still blaming the left! What compromises were you doing in order to win the leftists votes btw? Maybe that is the question you should ask yourself.

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