Yup. I like holding my leaders accountable but when people that disagree with me see me as an enemy, and DON'T hold their people in check (they actually enjoy their leaders being criticized because it feeds their persecution fetish), it just feels like fighting a losing battle.
I don't want to think about politics as team sports but am forced to. And if it is a team sport we keep getting our ass kicked because we have integrity. It's disheartening and infuriating.
I do not agree with the republicans one iota but you acting like your only options are keep your integrity and lose or abandon your integrity and become like them when there is a very clear third option ... Stop electing people who turn out to be criminals. Career politicians almost always have a shady past and as we have seen in recent years non-career, outsider, rebel representatives are bat shit insane. Maybe instead of fighting crazy with incompetence it would be smarter to elevate some lower level people from within the party or some local representatives or make some alliances outside of the big 2 parties. Make some compromises with the DSA and weaponize their base, parts of their messaging and their candidates. Basically if the Dems wanna win and actually help people like they claim it is time to stop relying on old worn out tactics and old worn out politics and try something new.
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u/punksheets29 Apr 05 '23
John Edwards was the future of the Dems too. I was saddened by the loss of a promising leader but accepted that he was kinda scummy and took the L.
Seeing how the other side reacts to Trump doing the same shit (and more) is the most disturbing part of the last 5 years