• DarkFuture@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Thank you for referring to them as regressives. I’ve been trying to normalize that for years. They are not conservatives anymore, if they ever were. They want to take our society backward.

    You’re right about regressives working together to achieve their end goal. But it’s because they’re in a cult. They’re brainwashed. The left is not. Certainly not even remotely to the same degree. So we argue amongst ourselves. And in a way that’s a strength. Cultist groupthink usually doesn’t lead to good places. But yeah, if the left doesn’t learn to groupthink on the macro issues, then we’re just going to keep losing to fanatics.

    The people that chose not to vote or flush their vote down the drain with a 3rd party are fools who couldn’t see the big picture and what was really at stake. And now we’re paying for their foolishness. Hopefully in the future they can learn from their mistake, but I’m not holding my breath. They seem to care more about their perceived moral superiority than the wellbeing of our nation and its citizens.

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      4 days ago

      I think leftists spoiling their ballot or 3rd party would be better than just not showing up. It gives solid statistics about how the big tent party needs to pivot. Libertarians :throw up emoji: are a good example of this working and shifting the overton window in their favor.

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      4 days ago

      I’m staunchly in the camp of “If we are not moving forward in our country, we are doing something wrong” progressives, and still voted for Kamala because she was the only option at the MOMENT for people like me who can see the bigger picture and that small victories can lead to major victories.

      They have been regressives since reagan at the least!

      I’m okay with cult think as long as it is a cult that is dedicated to giving poor people food and healthcare and a living wage! Sign me the fuck up!