Some related links, which I should have included in the first place!!
https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/zohran-mamdani-democratic-party-establishment/
https://www.axios.com/2025/06/26/democrats-zohran-mamdani-meltdown-new-york
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this reads like someone who is more mad at Democrats than they are at Republicans, and also didn't vote last year
I can't speak for the creator of the meme, but you have not described me.
What a bad faith comment.
Two things can be true.
Democrats have let me down way more than Republicans. At least Republicans will do what they say they're gonna do.
Hi. I voted for Harris last year. I am also more mad at the Democrats than the Republicans. The Republicans are doing project 2025 and everything they ran on. The Democrats can't do shit. They suck at being opposition. They broke the filibuster record for NO REASON. Not to prevent a trump appointment. Just because they want theatre politics. They are still voting for them, so yeah I'm more mad at the controlled opposition because I thought they would be actual opposition.
NOW the DNC wants to form some unified front? NOW? Really after all of these people VOTED for him. They are clowns and need to be replaced. Making a third party might not be viable but taking over the DNC like trump did the rnc is.
"You must have not voted" is a liberal's equivalent of a Zionist's "you're an anti-Semite!"
So, an ML Leftist? Sounds about right. If we can't have the PERFECT candidate, it's best to just burn everything down in a fit of rage. Forward progress be damned, it's their way or it's a vinegary piss fit.
This bullshit take is old enough to drink. I know, I was there in the year 2000 when it was born.
That position isn't specific to ML tendencies. I personally see more anti-electoralism rhetoric from anarchists, for obvious ideological reasons.
I bring it up here on Lemmy, because it was primarily the ML leftists (on Lemmy) that pushed the idea to skip voting as a way to protest Kamala as a choice....that it was better to permit an authoritarian to take office than allow a centrist democrat. I would 100% would have liked someone like Bernie taking office, but when I'm presented with 'kick in the nuts' vs being castrated as my only options, I'll take the 'kick in the nuts' everytime.
"I don't think we should bomb children", "I think medial-debt shouldn't be the largest cause of bankruptcy in our country", "People should be able to oppose genocide", "cops shouldn't be able to assault innocent people without consequence"
I think your definition of "perfect" might be a little off, as I think those are all fairly reasonable to ask for.
Observation: Democratic leaders are openly abandoning the "vote blue no matter who" standard when a leftist manages to win a major primary.
Your response: "when a centrist wins, remember to vote blue no matter who!'
In an ideal world, I would pick a progressive 10/10 times.
However we don't live in an ideal world. If your options are warm, stale beer or a steaming cup of shit, I'm going to pick the better option, every time. I'll push for more ideal options the next go around, but I won't sink the ship and damn me and everyone to having to deal with shit the next 4 years because I didn't get what I want.
I wish there was a warm, stale beer option. I saw a steaming cup of shit, and a steaming cup of piss with a pride-flag on the side. Is one better than the other? sure, but lets stop pretending either was a remotely acceptable option.
Yes. A lost of people didn't vote in the US elections last year. The ones who don't live there make up the largest contingent. They're unlikely to blame themselves.