Patrick McLaughlinYes, yes, the Dems are inadequate.
But they’re not aggressively and maliciously monstrous.
And no, a third party has no chance of winning at this time and place.
And *monstrous* is the price of trying.
This isn’t complex, FFS.
chmps@McPatrick @StillIRise1963 alright. If the rest of the world needs to understand the US political system because of It's impact, let's just say yanks would do well to understand some of the politics elsewhere, which would help them understand that Democrats are hopelessly conservative. And yes, plz vote, but no, Obama was a conservative. Also, the US also had various socialist movements throughout its history who were squashed, so it's not as if "it just so happens" there's no alternative.
Like you ppl don't even social democrats and they're considered married to capital while handing out some crumbs in the EU. I didn't except to have to do this on Mastodon, but do you realize the US overall is off the charts in terms of conservatism, no matter which party?
Nothing there is news.
Literally, not news.
But the system was designed by an effective aristocracy and has stumbled—against massive pressure—towards some semblances of actual democracy over 2+ centuries. And is also captive to a ferocious and extremist capitalism, coupled with decades of willfully bad education.
It’s the hand we’re dealt, and have to play.
Which is to say, yes, we know. (And also, duh.)
@McPatrick @StillIRise1963 not duh. I keep stumbling across posts like this and it's low-key annoying. Systemic harm is evil too. Imperialism & colonialism is monstrous and inexcusable. The propaganda on US liberty with your poc population in prisons working for free is monstrous.
I can accept picking the worst of two evils or regular over batsh*it crazy evil but implying dems are flawed but necessary is kinda erasing a lot of people, who would still be in shitty positions even if all Reps disappeared overnight. It's OK to vote half seriously for Dems, but that's nothing mode than damage control, which is still important to do.