I feel like I remember saying the exact opposite actually... Hold on, let me check.

I'm going to vote for the lesser of two evils because doing anything else is pointless,

But I'll continue doing my part in hopes that I'm wrong.

Yep turns out I did. Yes, I absolutely have concerns that it won't make a difference, but I'm not delusional enough to think doing absolutely nothing is a viable option. I think there's a chance we can recover, but I'm also afraid we might not.

I want the two party system to die, but right now our only option is to try and vote in true progressives until they remove the parts of the system that keep the status quo. Yes, I said vote them in, because I think it's still the best current option. It's slow, and it sucks, and there will still be a ton more damage done before anything (hopefully) changes for the better, but I'm not giving up. Just expressing my fears and thoughts. Iowa's recent election shows that voting still works, at the very least, in the smaller elections.

To reiterate: I, and everyone capable of doing so, should still vote. Who knows, maybe we can get enough independent Congress seats filled to eventually have an actual say in what happens.

But you can understand my frustrations right? These people are breaking the law, refusing to follow scotus rulings, committing war crimes, and a great deal of people are cheering for it, and not a single consequence is being dished out to those who deserve it. The rule of law has never to my knowledge been so flagrantly ignored in American history.

I'll continue to participate in democracy, but I won't truly believe it's working until crimes and behavior is answered for, and those currently in power are properly held to account.