The left should protest democrats until they put up good candidates
this post was submitted on 26 Feb 2026
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If the electoral system only lets you choose leaders who don't align with the majority, it's not a democracy. It's a dictatorship with extra steps.
'Lol but everyone knows midterms and primaries arent important!'
(Proceeds to complain about quality of candidates during the presidential)
It's not even generate a candidate that doesn't support genocide, it's literally just not stand in the way of or conspire against such a candidate, but naturally the DNC and their controlled opposition functionaries can't even manage to do the right thing by doing nothing at all.
new dnc chair totally promises they won't this time, please pay no attention to their constant and immediate attacks on anyone in dnc trying to move the party left or learn from 2024
"C'mon Charlie, just kick the stupid football blockhead!"
I'm not that sure that history will give a shit about US American Democrats or US American Republicans.
Those labels will be lost. "US American" concentration camps, disappearing citizens, ignoring court orders, death squads ... there will be no "oh that was just the Republicans"; it will be "oh that was just the Americans".
And they will be right to do so. The Dems are fully complicit in enabling this.
This meme sums up the US in a big way. No responsibility.
Maybe we don't deserve a country if we can't elect a non corrupt person (from either side).
Maybe you deserve a better system
@Salamence 100% accurate
I mean, the DNC supports genocide. Trump is worse, which is really a testament to how phenomally bad he is for just about everyone on the planet. I want progressive democrats on the ballot, but I'm not holding my breath. I'm still going to vote, and I'm going to vote for the least bad option.
be sure to remember that you always have more than 2 options.
voting for any non-progressive candidate perpetuates this system that's controlled by baby raping/eating/killing oligarchic billionaires.
Not voting for any candidate because none of them are progressive enough perpetuates the same system. How are you helping by not voting for the lesser evil?
There's always actual progressives on the ballot. It's just too many have fallen for the "lesser evil" brainwashing that they fail to see it. It's no different than the red scare crap we're still trying to kill.
Explicitly describing genocide as "not progressive enough"
there's always a progressive candidate and you should always vote; just be aware that both the republican and democratic parties are actively perpetuating this system.
I believe you can make the case for either option (lesser evil or third party) and either is definitely better than not voting, but I'm of the view that voting is a negligible part of our political involvement that gets too much attention, organizing is a lot more necessary and effective, otherwise things will never improve
@themeatbridge yep
voting is not a marriage proposal, it's a chess move towards a better future.
I still want everyone at the DNC leadership to choke and die, soonest.
chess moves implies control and voting for the lesser evil isn't a strategic move; it's just hoping that the piece you think you're forced to move does the least amount of damage.
@eldavi you likely don't understand chess. Or what "strategic" means.
the majority have been employing your chess strategy for decades and here we with so many people not voting that there aren't enough 3rd party voters to make up the difference anymore.
end the game while there's still time before climate change to fucks everyone.
Given the last few decades, you clearly suck at chess