• AA5B@lemmy.world
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    3 hours ago

    If you don’t vote for the centrist candidate, you can’t object to the right extremist.

    Actually this does track that a lot of what I see online is people who seem unwilling to compromise: neither are what I want so both the same. You need to be willing to vote for the one closest to what you want, and work toward moving that leftward over time.

    We had a huge success with “The Squad” getting enough attention before Biden’s first nomination to influence the party platform. As a minority voter, this path is more likely to succeed than not voting

    • Cowbee [he/him]@lemmy.ml
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      33 minutes ago

      If you don’t vote for the centrist candidate, you can’t object to the right extremist.

      You absolutely can. Voting is not the extent of political action.

      Actually this does track that a lot of what I see online is people who seem unwilling to compromise: neither are what I want so both the same. You need to be willing to vote for the one closest to what you want, and work toward moving that leftward over time.

      You can’t move right-wingers left through thoughts and prayers, this is astrology.

      We had a huge success with “The Squad” getting enough attention before Biden’s first nomination to influence the party platform. As a minority voter, this path is more likely to succeed than not voting

      And yet they accomplish nothing and are kept like barking dogs on leashes. The electoral process is a filter, it prevents radical change. See how the monsters treat Rashida Tlaib.