do more than vote at this point. I think it's shortsighted to focus on voting as the end all and be all of political action, though there are a lot of people who can't even do that.
Neo-liberal era of the Democratic party, abandoning Keyenes (the economist whose ideas were the basis for what many hail as an era of unprecedented Economic prosperity for Americans) for Friedman (who was a Republican economist) and every admin since his has been Regan-Lite. Anyway, we've got to
participate in. Remember, Glass-Stegall (which kept commercial and investment banking separate) being repealed happened under Bill Clinton, who signed into law the act that repealed it instead of, say, Vetoing it. Then again, his wing of the party is the one that firmly led democrats into the
out of the American public after years of slashing the education budget and social welfare, voting away labor rights, and increasingly harsh austerity imposed on the poorest amongst us while the richest get tax breaks and bail outs, at the expense of the public. All of which Democrats gleefully
weakness at every roadblock, it's your fault when you lose trust and interest from your constituents, not your constituents fault for not pledging their undying loyalty to you. It doesn't help that the sense of civic duty and the ability to be intellectually engaged with the issues has been beaten
ass backwards. We do not owe them fealty, nor our vote. Ostensibly, they're meant to be public servants who EARN our vote by demonstrating that not only do they have a vested interest in make our lives better, or at least stable, but also that they're competent enough to do so. If you project
that when we vote these people are in office, regardless of whether they're the majority or minority, they project the same uselessness to do anything in the face of the Republicans, but it's are fault when they lose votes and elections because we didn't vote hard enough? I think you have this all
Doesn't help though, since we live in a Democratic stronghold. So All our reps ARE Democrats. Frankly, I don't think it's unreasonable to expect the representatives we vote on to do every possible thing to undermine and fight against this admin's/the Republican legislation and policies. Why is it
And yet being in the minority never stopped Republicans from pulling every move in the book to derail a Democratic majority whenever they tried to pass legislation or do literally anything.
Everyone I know DOES vote. In fact, they almost all entirely vote Democrat and none vote Republican.
in the same Wall Street kitchen."
childish belief. Since before I was born that wasn't ever the case. As Huey Long said: "They've got a set of Republican waiters on one side and a set of Democratic waiters on the other side. But no matter which set of waiters brings you the dish, the legislative grub is all prepared
infuriating to see. Anyway, this part doesn't have a point, I'm, like many voters, am very frustrated by the appearance of powerlessness by our elected officials by the party that, my whole life, convinced me were on my side and working for the interests of the people, but that was a really a
stop them, so why do the Dems stop short? Like a few years back, during Biden... I can't remember what they voted on, I think it had something do with Healthcare? The Dems won the vote, but it didn't go through because some Non-Member official raised an objection that had no actual power and it was
the issue of voter alienation/disenfranchisement I mentioned earlier. Anyway, if you're sick of people being critical of the Democrats, especially in the midst of a Fascist regime, then maybe get them to do something more strongly and publicly. The Repubs never let courtesy or non enforceable rules
group that voted for Trump the most was, and this probably isn't a surprise, White people. Especially White Men. What was LESS talked about is the fact that both candidates lost voters, and less people voted overall, compared to 2020. Kamala just lost more votes than Trump did. Which goes back to
talking heads and dem operatives all went out and blamed literally anyone else. They blamed Latinos, they blamed Black People, etc for not voting hard enough, or for voting for Trump, despite the fact that said demographics did not have in increase in Trump voters (In fact, just like last time, the
they end up losing. Watching it happen with the Harris campaign was so fucking frustrating, especially when they had a strong start, before the Clintonites started throwing their weight around, refused to read the room, and reuse all the strategies that lost Clinton the Election in '16. Then the
invasion that they're setting up for now. It's all such a fucking mess. Jesus. That said, let's not rest on our laurels, because it's when the Democratic party thinks they've got it in the bag, they double down on their centrist strategies and left alienation, and then get upset and confused when
feels like a distraction, and this honestly might be the first time that a war doesn't keep a President/Party in power, because of how badly the Trump admin bungled this, to the point where it looks like they were led into it by Israel, a client state, and clearly were not ready to do the ground
permeating the mindset of a lot of Americans ahead of these races, where even an imminent invasion of Iran, after a decapitation strike, which the CIA was against (which is crazy, because they've never seen a coup or regime change strategy they didn't like) Iran is fighting back and hitting US bases
while some countries are at least setting up their Judas Goats with some of the names on the list, our country is run by the guy whose name shows up more than anyone else, and his DOJ isn't even bothering to arrest any big names to appear like they're doing something. So that frustration is
overwhelming to be in opposition of the international pedophile blackmail ring (or at least the one Epstein used to head) that the idea of voting for either Republican and Democrat is repulsive. I mean, we all kinda knew this shit existed, but it's different when the evidence is in your face and
Oh one last thing I forgot to bring up in regards to voter apathy: The Epstein Files. I know we keep coming back to them, but it's such a huge inflection point, and it's just so nakedly clear that both parties are in collusion with one and other and the the wealth holding class that it can feel
they tend to get less coverage/emphasis than, say, the Presidential elections, should be a clue that they're actually more important than who you vote for president, because you can actually still decide something at that level.
to that point, especially the candidates for president, even if they seem to be entering out of nowhere (like Trump, who had been heavily involved with Epstein for decades before 2016, and through him, the rest of the political scene). So we definitely want to make it out to those, and the fact that
it's important to vote in them, and would argue that it's more important to be an engaged and present voter in local and state elections, as by the time anything important comes up at a federal level, it's already been worked through local and state levels for years or decades before it's gotten
an essay due trying to be more nuanced in my response. Also, the reason you don't see me posting about the midterms is because I don't post much at all. I try to stay off social media for the most part (actually deleted my twitter a few months ago, and rarely look at Facebook or Insta). I agree that
D.C. and not a part of their lives, so they hate it whenever someone talks about, because some Right-wing whiner will chirp up about how awful it is they had to hear someone else's political views instead of having theirs mirrored. There was more I wanted to say, but this has already turned into
themselves further into corporate politics. Anyway, back to the point, which is that the people who don't vote aren't undecided, but have been alienated by both parties and are more apathetic than undecided. Doesn't help that most people have been convinced that politics is something that happens in
a useful and powerful tool for the dems to utilize TO push their agenda throughout the use by getting the American people involved and engaged long term, and it was a such a mistake to abandon it. It doesn't help that, post-2016, the Democrats have become allergic to populist politics and have mired
