Of course it doesn't really matter because the two parties are the same party with differing heraldry. — Streetlight
I advocate for defense rather than attack but I also advocate for change through the democratic process. — universeness
A weaselly fudge of an expression — Isaac
It's unwise to be derogatory towards that which you claim to not understand. — universeness
What astonishes me is the godlike status these parties are afforded such that any policy they come up with is waived through as being at least reasonable, but every alternative is treated as if it were utter madness. — Isaac
Abolishing capitalism would be good, but in lieu of that, get money of out politics, abolish the Electoral Collage, pack or abolish the Supreme Court, rewrite that stupid piece of shit document they call a constitution, bring back the corporate income tax rate of the 1940-1950s, massively limit speculation on housing, massively raise the capital gains tax, establish a decent fucking healthcare system, fund the ever living daylights out of public housing, gut to the point of death funding for the military and for cops, so and and so on. — Streetlight
going independent. — jgill
Ironically, Trump supporters would fight you tooth and nail on all of that. — RogueAI
is there a political solution to the problem? — Wayfarer
Both parties are corporate parties— but asserting they’re the same isn’t exactly true. There are minor differences which we have to acknowledge, however we dislike them. — Xtrix
Look at the Supreme Court, to take the obvious example. If Clinton had been elected, we wouldn’t be seeing the end of Roe — which will have very real effects for years to come. As will the upcoming ruling on guns and on restricting the EPA’s ability to regulate emissions. That’s not nothing. That’s not an endorsement of Clinton, of course, but it’s true nevertheless— I think we can all agree?
Given this alone, if things like abortion rights and the environment matter to you, it would be preferable if we didn’t go backwards. — Xtrix
Democrats are the same insofar as their existence leads to the same results, not because of hypotheticals that one can take imaginary comfort in apres coup. — Streetlight
Trump attempted a violent coup. — Jackson
More significantly, which you overlook and therefore misunderstand the statistic you've quoted, 81 million Americans voted against Trump. :mask:74 million Americans voted for Trump. Trump isenormouslyrepresentative of American values, ideals, and aspirations. — Streetlight
America's looming so-called 'demographic crisis'. — 180 Proof
Well, You're here now! You might as well help try to improve things for others whilst recommending that life should fade away asap.
You can advocate for antinatalism all you want, but meantime, you can do your best to help those who are suffering. — universeness
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