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In reply to the discussion: I am about to give up, because I can't control it or anyone. [View all]anarch
(6,535 posts)I get it, and I'm 100% sure that the party leadership knows more about how to navigate the political landscape than I do.
And yeah, getting out the vote in 2020 is the main thing, but as the article points out, by ignoring what appears to be a clear constitutional responsibility on the grounds that it won't be effective due to a corrupt majority in the Senate, we're basically just chucking the whole idea of a two-party system out the window...and in some respects, admitting that there is no law anymore, and those in power will just do whatever the fuck they want with no consequences. Which has always been true, but at least we used to try...
I guess my take on it was that starting some kind of action that at least hints at the "I-word" would be what would get people's attention. Plus, I'm an idealist...it irks me that we have to deal with a public that is so apathetic as to be "tired of hearing about" how their fucking country has been taken over by criminals. Maybe it's partly a matter of such deep-seated cynicism (you know, the whole "oh, both parties are the same, it's all politics and bullshit, fuck it, why even bother voting?" mentality...I've known several of these types; they also tended to vote 3rd party out of "principle" or whatever) that people just assume everyone at the top of the food chain is some kind of criminal. I end up thinking that way sometimes myself...but I don't really believe it. So, you know, I get it...it's just depressing to me that this is how it is.