TheNightKing
J.A.P.A.N.
Nah, I’m not one to say every election is the biggest, most important. I didn’t even think that with either Bush Jr. elections. Trump is absolutely the worst president ever, and we can agree on that. This one was different. If it was Romney or McCain or somebody like that, I’d be willing to send a message to Democrats by not voting for them.Except, you guys never learn. Every four years is the same old "biggest most important election of our lifetime" schtick like we live in some Avengers blockbuster. Meanwhile, we're going on centuries of racial, social, and class based oppression.
You said you complained about Trump but that is the issue, it's not just him. It's wealthy and there politicians in general that are the problem. There is no lesser of two evils when they are both happy to continue class warfare on behalf of the wealthy.
Nobody here is "naive" about politics at all, we simply recognize that the game is rigged for you to never win. Any kind of disruption in the system will inevitably be assimilated or coopted by it, unless you decide to buck it entirely. And, unfortunately, that tends to get folks killed.
And I know it’s not just the President, but that’s what we’re discussing, so let’s stick to that.
And you’re right, it is rigged. So accept that reality and get the best result possible in that reality. You get nothing by sitting out and pouting. Letting Trump be president again was a worse reality than sending a message at this time.