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Sure, if you really only have two shitty choices, by all means pick the one that's less shitty. That isn't what Democrats are proposing, though. They have 4 choices (or more) and are eliminating candidates based on "electability", not values.

Going back to OP's Discord group, what happens when a progressive runs for office? Do they support them? Or do they say "Sorry, you have no chance of winning here, so we're going to support the lesser fascist"?

as if someone isn't going to end up in that seat regardless of what you do???

Lol. Lmao even.

This is one of those things where I’m in agreement but I’m also fucking tired of hearing the “lesser of two evils” bullshit (in general). The country is going to continue to drag right because that’s what benefits the ruling class. That’s the reality. Both parties and both candidates are playing their roles in this continued push. Thinking we actually have a say in the end is the first mistake, like voting in federal elections in the US is some massive action. It’s the whole ratchet effect in politics. You can either vote for the far right candidate, or you can vote for the center right one. That’s it. Those are the choices. We can sit here and make these absolutely garbage people the focus of our entire discussion and move the needle nowhere, despite knowing exactly how this is going to play out, or we can make it moot and focus on organizing while not wasting time talking about filling a circle in on a piece of paper while patting ourselves on the back. In the scheme of things the working class can do, that is the bare minimum.

I don’t give a shit about any of these candidates. All I know is that one is committing genocide and the other is a boomer criminal that employs a bunch of family members and other sycophants, who would also commit the same genocide if given the chance. Because thats what the ruling class beast demands and nothing stops it. People make voting into a bigger thing than they do organizing and educating. Bide your time. Vote if you want or don’t. Scolding people is a waste of time and it’s divisive. It continues the divide that the ruling class wants because they know it’s one of the key factors that prevent the working class from uniting as one. We have the numbers. The fucking Ants movie tried to tell us.

The reality is that if we want real, actual change, it’s going to require us to get out of that comfort zone where we fill in a little circle with a pen and then act like we moved mountains. That right there is privileged lib shit. Your vote isn’t going to mean fuck all when we’ve witnessed the candidates change for years, while war and genocide continued under all of them; while the police state thrived under all of them; while trans and women’s reproductive rights were taken away or hindered under all of them.

These are the times when I wish Fred Hampton was still alive.

I love how every discussion completely avoids the topic of people running against these far right fascists themselves. There's always a ludicrous number of scapegoat reasons why not from people of all backgrounds.

It's forgotten about all the time. Also, I'm in a state where you're not supposed to know what political affiliation your local representatives have. It's only for state government and higher that run partisan divides on the ballot.

It ensures that you're voting for someone who you'd potentially like and their actual issue stances rather than their political affiliation.

You'd be surprised how many common issues people bridge on despite them being on crazy ends of the Democrat/Republican spectrum.

Personally I think it's an easy plot to get more Republicans voted in at the local level, but in reality everyone can run. It's all practically a part time job or even a retirement job for most. And you often only need hundreds of votes. Meanwhile think how many times you've gotten up/down voted into oblivion here or on reddit. You'd be surprised how easy it is to run a local campaign with a free website and making sure to show up for candidate debates/round tables.

I'm done being lectured.

If moderates and liberals won't allow anyone to fight fascism head on then it's not just a possibility it's a guarantee. Fascism runs on misery and this country has plenty of it. Addressing unaffordable housing, healthcare and education would take the fight out of people. When people are busy living and enjoying their lives they don't have the time or energy to worry about what somebody else is doing.

And to establishment Democrats credit, they pay lip service to addressing these things but that's about it. They claim they can't do anything without the presidency, a majority, a super majority, a super majority without any defectors. There's always an excuse on why nothing is getting done. But losing isn't an option. So if the establishment Democrats want us to believe we can't accomplish anything through traditional means for decades then guess what, it's time to try something less traditional.

Enter the rail strike, a real opportunity for Democrats to show who's side they're really on. Here's a clear cut fight between workers and corporations. Time to bring these disagreements to a head and draw a line. What do they do? Under Joe Biden's direction 44 Democrat senators vote with 36 Republican senators to block the rail strike.

Liberals and moderates praise Biden for this. They praise Biden for siding against American workers. We are not on the same side.

If liberals and moderates truly believe Trump and MAGA are a threat, if they truly believe Democracy is worth protecting then it's time to compromise with leftists and progressives. If they won't do it now they never will. Which means the choice isn't between fascism and democracy. It's between fascism now or later.

I choose now. Let's get this over with.