Gave you an upvote b/c I disagree with downvoting people stating what is likely true. It’s not like you’re being disingenuous, a troll, or anything like that.
That said, I disagree that it doesn’t matter. The only way the Democratic Party will ever go back to being any kind of progressive party is for the voters to defeat centrist primary candidates.
Will she win the general election? Unlikely, but it’s not like her primary victory doesn’t count. It’s a message to the party, even if she loses. Stop nominating centrist Republicans who are fine with LGBTQ & abortion rights. Start nominating people who want to serve & better their communities rather than enrich themselves. People are fed up, and they’re starting to do something about that. On the national scale, it starts with primary victories.
As more voters see people like Mamdani actually doing good things for regular people (and of course not imposing Sharia law like all the right wing talking heads “predicted”), the more democratic socialism will lose the taint it’s been given by both major parties.
Gave you an upvote b/c I disagree with downvoting people stating what is likely true.
Thank you for this and I did the same. It’s frustrating seeing Lemmy downvote emotionally - happens in a lot of threads.
And I only use the collective like that because it’s just a common behaviour. Not everyone does it, for sure.
But it happens. There was one annoying day a week or two ago where I piped up in mulitple threads because there was a lot of emotionally-satisfying but factually-wrong information. And I was just like “I know everyone hates [thing], but look, you gotta bear in mind [information usually with sources]” and was getting downvoted to oblivion. I understand, we all hate stuff and we get these notions about things that are wrong and popularly so - I’m not immune! I know I support some stupid stuff, although I try to keep an open mind and change with new info - but I’m still sure there are things I will downvote people for presenting stupid opinions and they’re right and I’m wrong… So the point is that I get it why people downvote like that… but it’s still super frustrating to be on the other side of it, being a lightning rod for peoples’ frustration with the topic just because you’re presenting information that goes slightly or partly against the emotions. lol
Fair enough! I was on the fence for the same reason, but then I just tried it and liked it much more. Personally, it helped my mental health a bit. That’s not to say it would do the same for you, it’s all personal preference!
Honestly it’s a message to the people to ALWAYS go vote. You want anything to change it starts with the people themselves not being lazy and avoiding their civic duty.
Gave you an upvote b/c I disagree with downvoting people stating what is likely true. It’s not like you’re being disingenuous, a troll, or anything like that.
That said, I disagree that it doesn’t matter. The only way the Democratic Party will ever go back to being any kind of progressive party is for the voters to defeat centrist primary candidates.
Will she win the general election? Unlikely, but it’s not like her primary victory doesn’t count. It’s a message to the party, even if she loses. Stop nominating centrist Republicans who are fine with LGBTQ & abortion rights. Start nominating people who want to serve & better their communities rather than enrich themselves. People are fed up, and they’re starting to do something about that. On the national scale, it starts with primary victories.
As more voters see people like Mamdani actually doing good things for regular people (and of course not imposing Sharia law like all the right wing talking heads “predicted”), the more democratic socialism will lose the taint it’s been given by both major parties.
Thank you for this and I did the same. It’s frustrating seeing Lemmy downvote emotionally - happens in a lot of threads.
And I only use the collective like that because it’s just a common behaviour. Not everyone does it, for sure.
But it happens. There was one annoying day a week or two ago where I piped up in mulitple threads because there was a lot of emotionally-satisfying but factually-wrong information. And I was just like “I know everyone hates [thing], but look, you gotta bear in mind [information usually with sources]” and was getting downvoted to oblivion. I understand, we all hate stuff and we get these notions about things that are wrong and popularly so - I’m not immune! I know I support some stupid stuff, although I try to keep an open mind and change with new info - but I’m still sure there are things I will downvote people for presenting stupid opinions and they’re right and I’m wrong… So the point is that I get it why people downvote like that… but it’s still super frustrating to be on the other side of it, being a lightning rod for peoples’ frustration with the topic just because you’re presenting information that goes slightly or partly against the emotions. lol
It sounds like you might prefer an instance that has downvotes disabled (like mine). It’s a breath of fresh air.
Oh hell naw, hitting that downvote on actuall asshats is what I live for. ;-)
Fair enough! I was on the fence for the same reason, but then I just tried it and liked it much more. Personally, it helped my mental health a bit. That’s not to say it would do the same for you, it’s all personal preference!
Honestly it’s a message to the people to ALWAYS go vote. You want anything to change it starts with the people themselves not being lazy and avoiding their civic duty.