If we (leftists) want ranked choice voting, we should probably vote against the guy who doesnt want any more elections after this.
The democratic base is aging just as the gop is. The base they will have to cater towards to survive, is going to be more progressive. We need to survive til then to take that situation and use it to our ends to shift the overton window as far left as she goes.
It is on us to take all available paths towards alleviating the situation. Voting is the easiest and least u can do. Past that, theres mutual aid and direct action. Take as many paths as u can, but any and all leftward movement must be embraced.
The "moderates" u mention are the future right wing of the country. The gop is on a sinking ship. Their base is dying (of old age and at twice the rate due to covid), and the youth lean increasingly left. Our time is upon us, but right now trump represents an existential threat to life as we know it. He is a hostile foreign agent and those paths open to us will suddenly close under him.
You wont get to pull dems anywhere if trump enacts project 2025.
The older generation is at their tipping point before the youth take the reins. Its no coincidence those trying to push for another trump term want u to either abstain or vote third party, i.e. the spoiler effect.
Things got objectively better compared to trump. We got student loan forgiveness, an acknowledgement and some minimal climate action along with children being reunited with their parents at the border. And dont @ me with its not enough. Under trump the left will be out right persecuted ala nazi Germany.
The problems are being acknowledged and not exacerbated under biden. Biden is a dinosaur appealing to dinosaurs. The old democrats i work and have worked wouldnt be swayed by anything else. Too bad for them theyre dying just like the rest of the maga boomers. Meanwhile, the youth drifts further left (as evidenced by the younger dems in office). In a decade, the neolibs, in order to stay in power, will have to cater to young neolibs which will be inevitably much more progressive. With the (modern) right in utter decline, if those of us on the far left can finally fucking unite, you can actually get a chance to be the other competitive faction. Right v left in 10-20 is going to look starkly different than it does now.
If we choose donnie dump instead, we get what i said. The biggest boot youve ever seen right up ur ass.
sigh for the 294846th time, we arent the ones "running" the Gazan genocide. We are selling "goods" to a long term ally that we were never going to abandon just bc of moral complaints. Israel was wrong 30 yrs ago just as 70 ago and just as now. But not selling arms means we not only lose soft power on the world stage, but we make our remaining allies, that already mistrust us bc we are fickle, fear our support hinges on which party is in power. Like it or not geopolitics is real, and while it hasnt affected us directly the way it has the people of Gaza bc of our very privileged position, there is an enemy agent running for office. We get him, we will be in danger from him, and all the more the enemies he serves.
And on that note, my family in Poland would very much enjoy not being run over by imperial tanks the way putin has very very repeatedly suggested they, and Ukraine obviously, should be. Gaza is being dangled in front of u to keep u from seeing the bigger threats.
That first sentence is what I love about Linux bros. For all the supposed gatekeeping and pretentiousness that goes on in these circles, i find this to be much more representative of my experience. As i said elsewhere in the thread, im really not very well versed in all that Linux is/can be. And yet, somehow someway, ive never really felt put down for it when seeking help.
Before this comment, i honestly didnt know there could be such preferences to ur package managers.
Saaaame. Been using Mint almost exclusively for 5-10 yrs and i still feel like im playing in the wading pool of what u can do with it. I learn more as I need to, and generally enjoy that process. I always feel super satisfied with myself when i use the terminal, even if its sudo apt-get install Firefox.
Ukraine is in open war, rather ill equiped for the fight, and are in this position now bc we pressured them into giving up on their nuclear capabilities.
We authorize sending more, or end up with american soldiers on the ground.
I am not saying to not assist Taiwan, for the record.
We didnt "spend" it, weve sent that amounts worth of b stock. And last i checked Ukraine is in open war, rather ill equiped for the fight, and are in this position now bc we pressured them into giving up on their nuclear capabilities.
We authorize sending more, or end up with american soldiers on the ground.
I called u an enemy of the country not for pointing out flaws, but disparaging those calling for all avenues of action to be takrn. The countries u reference are hostile to the states, dump is an agent of one of those countries, im done making the point to u that keeping a hostile foreign entity out of the executive seat of power here is a cause for good, u menstrual fucking clot.
Yeah, i think that is a long winded way of largely agreeing with me xD i especially like, "this is a long process. Emotions are not rational"
Its easier if u can dance this tango with em over long stretches of time. Ive really gotten conservatives to agree with some shockingly far left sentiments, like ending insurance companies, trans rights, instituting a max wage, or the like, but it takes trust that has to be built up over time. Thats what sucks. And if u leave them be without forcing the issue when u can and when theyre open to hearing it, they will inevitably find someone else to listen to, and that will more than likely be someone else rightwing.
If we (leftists) want ranked choice voting, we should probably vote against the guy who doesnt want any more elections after this.
The democratic base is aging just as the gop is. The base they will have to cater towards to survive, is going to be more progressive. We need to survive til then to take that situation and use it to our ends to shift the overton window as far left as she goes.