And I’m being serious. I feel like there might be an argument there, I just don’t understand it. Can someone please “steelman” that argument for me?

  • lousyd@lemmy.sdf.orgOP
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    2 months ago

    I like your reasoning. I’m a libertarian myself, so I get it.

    But I held my nose and voted Democrat the last two Presidential elections because I think Trump is a uniquely dangerous person. I hate the “this time is different” argument, but I actually think it applied this time.

    • Dragonstaff@leminal.spaceEnglish
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      2 months ago

      That’s fair and I respect your decision.

      I was excited about Obama. For whatever reason I thought he’d be a lot more progressive than he ended up being.

      I phone banked for Clinton. Was never a fan, but I agree that Trump was/is uniquely dangerous.

      I voted for Biden. He was explicitly picked to be the conservative balance to the liberal firebrand, Obama (😬), but hey vote Blue no matter who, right?

      The counterpoint to this thinking, for me: Where does this end? Do I stick it out until the next “unimportant” Presidential election? At what point am I just enabling the Dems to run rightward to pick up imaginary centrist Republicans while ignoring the left and the working class?

      I doubt the DNC will learn their lesson from this election. I hoped they’d learn from a win, but I pray they take this loss to heart. The idea that Republicans somehow convinced people that they’re the party of unions and the working class is laughable, but if they could do that, that says Dems aren’t making the difference in people’s lives that they should be.