Trump may not be inevitable, but a Republican/ fascist victory is (maybe not in 2024, but eventually).
The system is set up so that control flips between the GOP and DNC, and basically all the GOP candidates are pushing to expand executive power and quash democracy.
If you think that either:
we can perpetually prevent Republicans from ever getting elected to President again
all Republicans are not going to continue their push to eliminate democracy as the country becomes generationally less in-line with their right-wing policies
you are naive.
And if you think (most) Democrats are going to do anything but ride their stock portfolios all the way to the wall, rather than take the actions needed to quash fascism, you’re straight delusional.
Then we’re doomed because a 3rd party without voting reform would only accelerate Republican wins. And voting reform to break first past the post is unlikely at a national level.
Seems like the winning strategy here would be to find or make wedge issues to fracture the Right.
Humans always seem to have this belief that every crisis must have some successful path to a solution that is actually feasible, and with minimal effort, but just like climate change, centrists will resist any actual changes until it’s too late.
It would almost be a relief to stop worrying about it: there’s essentially nothing left I can do to prevent it. And hope and worry and disappointment make me sick.
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Trump may not be inevitable, but a Republican/ fascist victory is (maybe not in 2024, but eventually).
The system is set up so that control flips between the GOP and DNC, and basically all the GOP candidates are pushing to expand executive power and quash democracy.
If you think that either:
we can perpetually prevent Republicans from ever getting elected to President again
all Republicans are not going to continue their push to eliminate democracy as the country becomes generationally less in-line with their right-wing policies
you are naive.
And if you think (most) Democrats are going to do anything but ride their stock portfolios all the way to the wall, rather than take the actions needed to quash fascism, you’re straight delusional.
Then we’re doomed because a 3rd party without voting reform would only accelerate Republican wins. And voting reform to break first past the post is unlikely at a national level.
Seems like the winning strategy here would be to find or make wedge issues to fracture the Right.
We are doomed.
Humans always seem to have this belief that every crisis must have some successful path to a solution that is actually feasible, and with minimal effort, but just like climate change, centrists will resist any actual changes until it’s too late.
An empty, pointless sentiment. Useless even if true and I have no time for useless sentiments. I’m too busy fixing stuff and doing things.
Hey, power to you. Go fix it. I won’t hold my breath, but I genuinely wish you luck.
It would almost be a relief to stop worrying about it: there’s essentially nothing left I can do to prevent it. And hope and worry and disappointment make me sick.