• crispbacon99@lemmy.zip
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    If you don’t vote in the primaries to choose which dems are on the ballot then the blame really lies on those who, like were already talking about, decided not to vote in the primaries.

    Maybe try harder in ALL elections because the only reason Republicans are in power now is because of low voter turnout by democrats in 2024

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      I’ve been an activist for decades and during that time I’ve grown incredibly cynical. A lesson that gets repeatedly taught is the vast majority of the loud voices in a movement are smug cowards.

      They don’t actually care all that much about their cause: you never see them putting in anything resembling work. Sure, they’ll throw a few bucks at a cause, maybe they’ll attend rallies or protests. But they disapear as soon as anything that requires actual effort, risk, or serious time commitment comes up.

      And they sure as hell won’t make hard choices that might impinge on their idealism. They don’t know how to and are unwilling to get their hands dirty and actually fight – moral purity is more important than ugly, imperfect, but net positive change.

      They’ll scream about how they’re waiting for a perfect solution … but they can’t be bothered to bust their ass to make it happen. They’re dead weight.

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        I fail to see how arguing that both sides are the same is going to do anything except discourage voters, which has been rampant from bots & propaganda farms even compared to previous elections.

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      I voted in the primaries, but this isn’t true. The winner is decided beforehand and the election is just a formality.

      The last time I voted for a non-establishment candidate who won the popular vote, the DNC ignored the election results and gave the nomination to their preferred candidate instead. That’s why we got Hillary instead of Bernie in 2016.

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          That traitoress Fetterwoman received 49% of the primary vote, with AIPAC spending $30-$35 million on her.

          We are so lucky to have El Sayed instead of her.

          But don’t fool yourself into thinking this battle is won. Today we are electing multiple Fettermen and Fetterwomen from “centrist” and “swing” states. I hope they all win, they are the lesser of two evils, but they are still evil.

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          Didn’t Cuomo run as a independent candidate after losing the democratic primary? So I guess the whole phrase is actually “Vote blue no matter who unless we lose”.