This guy is a glowie, or at least glowie adjacent.
But an intelligent case can be made for not supporting Republicans, because if you back them unconditionally (which is not what you're saying) "because they're less evil than the Dems" - the lesser of the two evils will get more evil every time, as they can get your vote for granted. That is how you get to be the European "center-right", which just means far-left.
I think the wisest course is the one you outline: vote in primaries, vote for good or at least not awful Republicans (because 95% of Republicans can't be classified as 'good').
This guy is a glowie, or at least glowie adjacent.
Eh, everyone has to glow from time to time. People are frustrated, and there were already a bunch of people predisposed to dooming. I don't agree with him, but doesn't mean I'll write him off as a glowie either.
I'm not basing just on his comments here. He glows REALLY hard. Reminds me of people here who were saying "don't bother voting GOP, they'll steal it anyway".
People are frustrated
No one more than me, who in the past 1.5 month had Trump almost send 10 million refugees towards me, now support the endless war in fake Ukraine, and this.
Still, "I hope Democrats win huge majorities" is stupid, because the reading of that will be that Trump was too right-wing.
Let's be honest here. When it comes to voting you have the choice between 'fast annihilation' and 'slower annihilation'. Of course it's better to vote for 'slower' but if voting is all you going to do the outcome will not change.
I completely agree that voting can never be the be all and the end all. That is a recipe for defeat to lobbies that are active 365 days a year, 24/7, not once every 4 years.
This guy is a glowie, or at least glowie adjacent.
But an intelligent case can be made for not supporting Republicans, because if you back them unconditionally (which is not what you're saying) "because they're less evil than the Dems" - the lesser of the two evils will get more evil every time, as they can get your vote for granted. That is how you get to be the European "center-right", which just means far-left.
I think the wisest course is the one you outline: vote in primaries, vote for good or at least not awful Republicans (because 95% of Republicans can't be classified as 'good').
Eh, everyone has to glow from time to time. People are frustrated, and there were already a bunch of people predisposed to dooming. I don't agree with him, but doesn't mean I'll write him off as a glowie either.
I'm not basing just on his comments here. He glows REALLY hard. Reminds me of people here who were saying "don't bother voting GOP, they'll steal it anyway".
No one more than me, who in the past 1.5 month had Trump almost send 10 million refugees towards me, now support the endless war in fake Ukraine, and this.
Still, "I hope Democrats win huge majorities" is stupid, because the reading of that will be that Trump was too right-wing.
Let's be honest here. When it comes to voting you have the choice between 'fast annihilation' and 'slower annihilation'. Of course it's better to vote for 'slower' but if voting is all you going to do the outcome will not change.
I completely agree that voting can never be the be all and the end all. That is a recipe for defeat to lobbies that are active 365 days a year, 24/7, not once every 4 years.