2020 was… truly unique. It was so hard to stay away from doom scrolling, and I (and many others) were pretty disillusioned by the sad fact that so much of our country legitimately supported the Orange Man. I didn’t get a wink of sleep the night of the election because I genuinely considered it to be a make or break decision for America.

My point is that looking back on it, in the end the only real difference I made was at the ballet box. This year I’m going for the Head-in-the-Sand approach. I’m done with the political memes. Done with the Twitter screenshots. It just riles me up and this year I’m gonna do my best to fight that.

    • davefischer@beehaw.orgEnglish
      126·
      1 year ago

      I think leftists ranting about not voting for Biden in the general election at the moment are just blowing off steam, and when election day comes, everyone on the left will remember 2016 and vote blue.

      • phillaholic@lemm.ee
        105·
        1 year ago

        Don’t care. I don’t want to hear their BS. Apathy is the enemy. Re-elect Biden, then go out and yell at him for whatever the hell you want. The alternative is never being able to vote again. Not hyperbole. Republicans are actively trying to change the rules to disregard your votes.

        • Ænima@lemm.ee
          55·
          1 year ago

          Yeah I’m so tired of seeing this, “both sides,” bullshit. One party is openly flirting with fascism, the other is a turd sandwich. It really is a shame, and quite frankly alarming, so many don’t understand what is happening and what is at stake. Even if you hate them, vote for the party that will at least give you the opportunity to vote in future elections.

          First they came for the socialists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a socialist.

          Then they came for the trade unionists, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a trade unionist.

          Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out— Because I was not a Jew.

          Then they came for me—and there was no one left to speak for me.

          There are so many that don’t know the horrors of that war and the brutality of the Nazis. We are doomed if they continue this ignorant rhetoric.

          • phillaholic@lemm.ee
            21·
            1 year ago

            Yes I don’t know how many are bad faith actors posing as liberals or what. You’d think losing Row would have been the wake up call, and looking at the last couple years of elections it has, so I’m hoping it just that. Otherwise the constitutional originalists are going to turn back the clock to only rich white land owners having the real right to vote before all is said and done.

      • PowerCrazy@lemmy.ml
        27·
        1 year ago

        I remember what the “blue team” did in 2016 by forcing an unelectable shit candidate upon us. So I will never vote for them again.