Vote for the change you want to see.

The Republican party got remade because trumpists showed up and outvoted the party elites. No reason it can’t happen for the Left except for laziness and apathy.

If all the progressives furious about the state of affairs now had shown up for Sanders in 2016, I doubt we’d be in this hellish timeline. Sadly, he needed the young progressive vote to show up.

  • njm1314@lemmy.world
    47·
    10 hours ago

    No, the cart always has to be voters. Actually showing up to the polls has to be the cart. Anything before that is nonsense. Leftist will never ever ever have any power in this nation unless they show the fuck up. A lot of leftists don’t want to show up they just want to sit back and complain.

    • ltxrtquq@lemmy.mlEnglish
      41·
      5 hours ago

      I’m not actually trying to argue one way or the other, but

      No, the cart always has to be voters. Actually showing up to the polls has to be the cart. Anything before that is nonsense.

      You’re literally putting the cart before everything else, including the horse. Work on your metaphors a little.

      • njm1314@lemmy.world
        37·
        10 hours ago

        You saw what happened? You saw more votes go to the other candidate? Because that’s what happened.

        • distantsounds@lemmy.worldEnglish
          83·
          10 hours ago

          I find myself thinking, “how could trump possibly get elected (again)?” And then I have exchanges like this.

          • njm1314@lemmy.world
            37·
            10 hours ago

            Well certainly yeah I agree that’s exactly how he would win. Leftists thinking they should stay home in a snit. Leftist not showing up is exactly how Trump will win I agree. Which is why I would hope you would join me in telling leftist to get off their ass and vote. Instead you’re making the counter argument for some reason.

            • distantsounds@lemmy.worldEnglish
              83·
              9 hours ago

              I will never stand by what you are saying here in these comments. Never. By gaslighting the left, you gain nothing and only turn people away for life. Your words are exactly why I will never support the DNC; never own up to their corruption, blame the left, and continue to slide right.

              • njm1314@lemmy.world
                38·
                9 hours ago

                The only person here gaslighting is you. Lying to leftist and telling them that they don’t need to show up to vote is doing nobody’s bidding except the capitalist class. That’s all you’re doing here. I’m sure Papa Putin appreciates your disgust though.