> Because I can easily see a particular political party going full on authoritarian, but claiming "patriotism" and "constitutionality". One party spent the las

> Because I can easily see a particular political party going full on authoritarian, but claiming "patriotism" and "constitutionality". One party spent the last two years going full-bore authoritarian in the name of "safety" and "saving lives". They cheered on closing beaches, hiking trails, basketball courts, schools, churches, boat launches, hockey rinks, playgrounds, parks, campgrounds, public restrooms, drinking fountains, you name it. They cheered on police arresting people who attempted to do those things. The cheered when schools were closed for more than a year, leaving those in the lowest socioeconomic groups completely screwed. They cheered when massive amounts of wealth got transferred from the working class and underprivileged to the upper class tech workers and beyond. They cheered on closing small mom & pop businesses and cheered on everybody ordering all their shit from amazon. Said party claimed to be backed by "science and data" but took dramatic actions that were backed by neither. The political party I used to belong to betrayed me. They tossed every single thing they claimed to value right out the window. All political parties are hot garbage. The best you can hope for is both parties having enough sway to balance out the extremes of either one. It took the last two years to wake me up to that. Never fall in love with a political party... It's not "us vs. them" it's just "us".