When we have a viable progressive candidate. Until then, I'm going to continue being a pragmatist and vote for the candidate that I think is better among those who have a chance to win, rather than waste my vote trying to make an idealistic point.

[–] GarbageShootAlt2@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What edge could a progressive candidate possibly have electorally if the so-called progressives are so whipped that they'll support literally anyone who isn't nominally a Republican? You need to think beyond one election cycle.

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

If Trump and the GOP have their way, there won't be another election cycle. Maybe you need to think beyond this one, too.

[–] GarbageShootAlt2@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago

Alright, think beyond one election cycle without being cowed by ridiculous alarmism. The status quo is great for Republicans, they'll continue to do their christo-fascist thing, but the idea that they'll just overturn elections is ridiculous and not founded in anything but an offhand comment Trump made that gets interpreted hysterically (what he probably meant was that, if elected, he would hit the term limit and he doesn't give a shit about whoever the next Republican is). If Trump was really passionate about being an autocrat, the Capitol riot would have been much more than the clown show it turned out as.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Gotcha, I'll watch while you goosestep with 99% Hitler instead of lifting a finger to stop anything because 99% Hitler is running against 100% Hitler, and 99% Hitler is acceptable to you. Pragmatic, even.

[–] KoboldCoterie@pawb.social 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

99% Hitler

Well, I guess this conversation is 99% over, then.

[–] Cowbee@lemmy.ml 3 points 2 months ago

Wait, does genocide not count for you if the victims are Muslims? Or are you denying that there is Palestinian Genocide right now, and America is supplying it? Which is it?