I read “holding politicians accountable” to be: “I didn’t vote for the Democrats because they weren’t left/whatever enough for me.” Which means either they voted green/independant (possible) or they voted republican (extremely unlikely) or they didn’t vote at all (most likely IMO). So again, I don’t view those people as being “on the same side as me”.
Voting anything other than D/R for president is in fact throwing away your vote. Until we get something other than first past the post it’s a literal throwaway vote. I don’t like it anymore than (i assume) you do, but that is how it is, and those are the rules we have to play with.
I was with you on this up until this election. But there was only 1 major party for democracy in 2024, and it was extremely clear for anyone who held America in any respect/esteem/standing. Trump holds just about everything that makes America, America, in contempt. He’s a known misogynist, xenophobe, transphobe, racist, thin-skinned, power-hungry, lying, treasonous, child who wouldn’t be able to hold down a job as a walmart greeter if he actually had to work a day in his life.
I guess a few things:
I read “holding politicians accountable” to be: “I didn’t vote for the Democrats because they weren’t left/whatever enough for me.” Which means either they voted green/independant (possible) or they voted republican (extremely unlikely) or they didn’t vote at all (most likely IMO). So again, I don’t view those people as being “on the same side as me”.
Voting anything other than D/R for president is in fact throwing away your vote. Until we get something other than first past the post it’s a literal throwaway vote. I don’t like it anymore than (i assume) you do, but that is how it is, and those are the rules we have to play with.
I was with you on this up until this election. But there was only 1 major party for democracy in 2024, and it was extremely clear for anyone who held America in any respect/esteem/standing. Trump holds just about everything that makes America, America, in contempt. He’s a known misogynist, xenophobe, transphobe, racist, thin-skinned, power-hungry, lying, treasonous, child who wouldn’t be able to hold down a job as a walmart greeter if he actually had to work a day in his life.