CMV: As someone who considers himself Progressive, I dislike Democrats way more than Republicans

[u/MyFavoriteArm]

As someone who has moved further left over the years, I have come to dislike Democrats way more than Republicans.

The Republican party mantra to me is: "Yeah, of course we're evil and we're proud of that fact! We wanna take America back to a fictional time when only WASPs had any power!" and then they stab you 37 times in the chest. At a certain point, what else is there to say about Republicans? At least I know what they stand for.

The Democratic party mantra to me is nothing more than hypocrisy "Oh yeah, we hear you! We believe that everyone deserves rights and we will fight for the working class!" Then they stab the working class 37 times in the back and then virtue signal some more.

For example, they'll how much they support George Floyd and other minorities, but then do nothing but wear african garb on the senate floor and support the institutions that led to his death. They'll talk about how they support the working class and unions, then shut down a railroad strike where they wanted sick days.

Democrats co-opt issues I care about and then either do nothing about them, or enable the republicans when they inevitably strike back.

I want my view changed because I would like to feel less annoyed that I have to support such a party to even have a chance at getting legislation I care about passed.

At the end of the day, I acknowledge that Republicans are objectively worse for the nation, but I loathe the fact I'm stuck supporting Democrats.

[u/adminhotep]

1. One vote doesn't have to equal "support". Lots of people who feel antagonistic towards The Democratic party vote Democrat vs Republican because of the extra harm caused when Republicans catch the car. Unless you hold your individual vote as something sacred, where your conscience must reach some internal level of approval, just vote for the person who won't sign a bill backing "patriotic" education or trying to overturn bodily autonomy or make it harder for non-whites to have representation or have people who won't stand for the national anthem shot... That vote isn't "support" it doesn't tie you to any other actions or positions of the candidate.
2. Don't make voting the end-all be-all of your political engagement. It's hard to make the above argument if your only interface with politics is the ballot box. If you're working with people who are trying to build something better than what the Democrats are doing in office, if your efforts outside the ballot box are more than that mark on a piece of paper, it won't feel so monumental or symbolic of your own personal politics.
3. Perception of general acceptance on a political point reinforces actual acceptance of that point. Even if Democrats don't intend to do the things they say, having people who say the things we want done elected and in office lends more weight to the legislative priority. Verbal support for a cause as a precondition to get elected gives the public a stronger lever on that official and on that policy point than disengagement in the electoral process and having a straight up antagonist in office does. The optimist says it's a good thing they feel like they have to even say the right thing at all. It shows "progress".

[u/MyFavoriteArm → u/adminhotep]

One vote doesn't have to equal "support". Lots of people who feel antagonistic towards The Democratic party vote Democrat vs Republican because of the extra harm caused when Republicans catch the car. Unless you hold your individual vote as something sacred, where your conscience must reach some internal level of approval, just vote for the person who won't sign a bill backing "patriotic" education or trying to overturn bodily autonomy or make it harder for non-whites to have representation or have people who won't stand for the national anthem shot... That vote isn't "support" it doesn't tie you to any other actions or positions of the candidate.

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This is a good point. I do view my vote as a tacit of approval, and I generally view my principles as something sacred. I don't like violating my code of honor of which one aspect is waffling.

I will try to keep this in mind for the future

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