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I genuinely want to agree with you. I want to be an optimist. But this it outrageously naive. And here's the proof in one completely in-context quote: > I a
by newacct583 6y ago
I genuinely want to agree with you. I want to be an optimist. But this it outrageously naive. And here's the proof in one completely in-context quote:
> I am hopeful that all of the problems (political, COVID 19, economy, and racism) that we face might unite the country.
Literally, (LITERALLY), one of our political parties is spending its energy at the moment denying that the final three problems exist, and blaming the controversies about them on the first, explaining how it's all the fault of the other party.
I mean, we actually do have politicians in this country who want to see solutions to that stuff. You should consider voting for them instead of tut-tutting them for not being centrist enough.
- mark_l_watson 6y agoI am voting for Biden no matter what. I almost always vote for Democrats, but using a weird metric: I try to find out who funds candidates, and vote on which doesn’t smell as bad in the sense of taking special interest money. Both parties are bad, but the democrats are I think not quite as bad.
- austincheney 6y agoI will continue tut-tutting politicians that are not centrist enough. Pandering to extreme perspectives strikes me as representing the interests of fewer people.
- newacct583 6y agoWhat specific positions does the democratic party hold that you consider to be extreme and unrepresentative of a majority of the electorate?
- austincheney 6y agoProbably the same reservations I have for any political party. A political party is not there to represent me. I can do that well enough on my own with my vote. I only need political parties to provide candidates and put pressure on other political parties.
- newacct583 6y agoThat's still not specific. You said you want to tut-tutt the Democratic party for not being centrist enough and for holding extreme positions. Which ones?
- austincheney 6y agoI never mentioned any party. I refuse to vote along party lines.
- newacct583 6y agoAnd I never demanded you do. I did ask, however, what the "extreme perspectives" you meant upthread were in the context of democrats. And I note you still haven't answered. At least one reason might be because democrats aren't actually as extreme as you feel like you're Supposed To Think. You might consider voting for some if you look at their positions instead of jumping in to complain about their "extreme perspectives".