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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16451158
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this post was submitted on 26 Mar 2026
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To only have two sides is the problem.
Sure, but as far as what we can control right now, let's elect some fucking Democrats please
How much longer will this be a cookie cutter answer?
Until there are enough grassroots progressive candidates to take over the democratic party the same way the tea party movement took over the republican party, and finally some progressive initiatives can pass into law, such as eliminating FPTP.
Please don't take the "just vote democrats into office" answer to mean "sit tight and do nothing but vote" when voting is really the bare minimum activism you should be doing to preserve a democratic system.
I just wonder how patient US voters are, for the changes you project.
Let’s get Democrats controlling all three branches of government for more than 30 seconds to start.
And by "controlling" we mean "supermajority" thanks to the veto and filibuster.
And will things magically be better? Well, better, yes, good, no. First, it takes a lot of time to undo the harm fascists have done. And second, our oligarchs would still be in control, pushing for their needs above ours.
So we need to....... solve....... our oligarch problem AND win a supermajority AND then We the People need to push that Overton window back to the left, forcing our politicians to serve our needs.
.......which is why I say we're pretty fucked. But that's what needs to happen, anyway.
Defy the dire prognosis, and head mendwards anyway.
Until Americans learn how to vote for 3rd parties in local/state elections and get more than ZERO 3rd party representatives in Congress.
It's going to be an even bigger problem when it drops down to only having one side.
The Red Army is not coming to the rescue.
Especially when they're not even different sides.
Only two sides stand a chance of winning a presidential election. No amount of whining about the 2-party system changes that.
Stop whining everybody. Act like you are able to change something. I know you can do it!
It's one of many parts of the problem.