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[–] BigBenis@lemmy.world 14 points 2 weeks ago (7 children)

The Democrats used to promise real change and progress, but they've only proven themselves to be the party of stagnation in recent memory. Nowadays they don't even try to inspire their base, but rather scare them into submission with the threat of Trumpism.

Sure it's better than the rapid decline into chaos that the order party is trending towards but this pattern of "a couple careful steps forward then a dozen strides sprinting backwards" isn't working for Americans. Many of us have lost faith in the system because the system doesn't work for us. What's worse is that when we get a candidate who speaks to us, the Democratic establishment shuts them down with more efficacy than they ever seem to direct towards any of the Right's regressive politics.

While I still fall in line and vote for somebody who I am not excited or inspired by in a seemingly futile effort to hold the line, many others have given up because their struggles aren't being addressed or even acknowledged. You can yell at them and criticize them until you're blue in the face but I can guarantee you they're either so tuned out that they'll never hear it or so dug into their own political ideals that they won't receive it.

If you want their vote, you're going to have to earn it.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

If you want their vote, you’re going to have to earn it.

"The Dems need to change" and "Allowing fascism is not okay" are not mutually exclusive positions, and I hold to both.

[–] SmilingSolaris@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (3 children)

And yet, Everytime I see someone talking about the Dems needing to change I see you playing goalkeeper. What's up with that I wonder aloud for no reason?

[–] USSMojave@startrek.website -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

He's not saying Democrats shouldn't change, just acknowledging that this election result is not 100% on them

[–] JasSmith@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago

It's 100% on them. They lost. That's how democracy works. They didn't allow a real primary. Their candidate sucked. Their messaging sucked. They ended up with the biggest loss in decades, losing all three branches of government and the popular vote. This is a failure on every level and they don't get to blame voters.

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