the republicans are predictable and their descent into madness was easy to see for the last 60 years, since goldwater.

the democrats are more troublesome partially because they have the ability to be better and extol the better aspects of humanity; but don't for the money and for a team win at all costs; especially the cost of caving in on every single one of your principles just to beat the republicans who don't give af about principles. the republicans pretend they do care about principles, but only as a means to keep misleading their voter base and now it's the same with the democrats too.

i can't convince myself they're the lesser evil anymore when they nakedly do the same things and are actively enabling a genocide.

americans have committed MANY documented genocides and most of them were committed on the the people i descend from; i refuse to participate in perpetuating this generational trauma just so that a couple hundred rich people can keep getting richer.

it's not a team sport for me like it is for you and also not about making the dems move left; it's about not repeating the history that turned me into a vulnerable minority and, most importantly, not helping inflict it on others in the name of the almighty dollar and a blue team win. you can try to convince yourself that voting democrat is the best course of action; but most of us here, especially me, have been doing that for the last 60 years and here we are, deciding between an active genocider and someone who wishes they were.

up until now i've held my nose to vote for democrats and now genocide is a line that's too far for me. if we continue to participate in the same form we are now, it continue will get worse as it has been for the last 60 years.