I lost my reproductive rights under Biden and a democratic house and senate. They did nothing to save Roe other than howl at the moon and write strongly worded letters.

Fuck both parties. Fuck electorial politics. We COULD elect a green party president but people like you swallow the party line and spend your time yelling at us to vote for your shit candidates who don’t want to work for us instead of actually working to put people in power who want to protect AND expand rights.

I’ve been in this game a long ass time. The two party system will lead us to fascism eventually. The only way to win is to refuse to play their game.

[–] inverted_deflector@startrek.website 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Roe getting gutted was the result of conservative judges that got appointed to the supreme court and the states that have taken further steps to restrict are republican run states. The majority that the Dems had was very slim not enough to get a lot passed especially when the "majority" included "moderates" like Manchin and Sinema.

I agree the Dems and libs suck. If they werent so smugly sure that clinton would win 2016 they would have not played politics and forced in their supreme court pick and we would have less of a minority.

Roe getting gutted is the result of a decades long plan by the republican party and letting them them win a majority again will only make things worse.

[–] Kalysta@lemm.ee 3 points 7 months ago

And yet Biden refused to stack the court when he had the power too. And his party refused to codify roe into law since the supreme court decided the case in the 70’s. Obama even ran on codification in his first campaign and started out with a super majority.

It’s the fault of republican assholery and democratic lazyness.

[–] Barbarian@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

people like you

I'm not even American. I don't think I was "shouting" or "pushing" anything. Was just commenting my opinion, for as little as that's worth.

[–] the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

maybe federally. Maybe. They definitely wouldn't do anything to stop red states from implementing hurtful anti trans laws.

That is simply a possibility however. But we are in the now, with a Democrat controlling the executive branch. what are Democrats doing with their executive power to stop Republicans in red states from doing whatever they want?

If youre having a hard time coming up with anything, don't worry, so are we.

Is Biden doing anything now? Trans people are hiring now. How can you tell them "well it won't be better, but it could be way worse" and feel good about what that means to them?

[–] SmilingSolaris@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Because that's fucking reality right now. We are living in a hellscape and I'd like to at the very least slow down the fucking. 4 years later is 4 more years to do something. Even if it doesn't fix the problem, it's at least slower, less severe. And not voting isn't going to change that. It does nothing. It makes no statement, it makes no progress. You feel better not voting for Joe? Cool, so happy for you. Meanwhile Trump wins and someone's life gets worse than it would have. It's a shitty choice but that's the reality. So unless you wanna pick up a gun and start taking shots at the expense of your own life, take the 5 seconds to do the smallest act of kindness you have with this impossible choice

[–] the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 3 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Even if it doesn’t fix the problem, it’s at least slower, less severe. And not voting isn’t going to change that. It does nothing. It makes no statement, it makes no progress. You feel better not voting for Joe? Cool, so happy for you.

Ok, first, it is only less severe than something in our heads. Dems aren't slowing anything. Second: yo, what is this? Who said i wasn't voting? What's this attitude youre sending?

If I've done something to raise your ire im prepared to apologize, but if not maybe think about how you present yourself

[–] SmilingSolaris@lemmy.world 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Your right. Re-reading I was heated from other discussions and came into your reply tainted by them. I apologize and agree with you. It just sucks and makes me emotional seeing people be willing to sacrifice others for nothing. You did nothing wrong. I'm sorry.

[–] the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 months ago

Thanks, accepted. :)

[–] Kalysta@lemm.ee -1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Who are you going to vote for when 2028 is Mitt Romney (D) versus Marjorie Taylor Green (R)? Because that’s the path lesser-evilism will lead us too.

[–] SmilingSolaris@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

I'd still vote for mitt Romney in that scenario. Do you not get that voting doesn't prevent you from doing anything? You not voting doesn't stop it from effecting your life. The best you can do in that scenario is to pick the not worse option. It doesn't feel gr8 to make this choice. It sucks ass that we have to make it, but you do nothing by not making it. You just allow the depression of the reality of the world get you to throw your hands up in frustration.

Voting doesn't stop you from participating in direct action

It doesn't legitimize the system, that's already done. You and I and all of us can't touch that. It will run off as little votes as it needs to.

I get your frustration. It fucking sucks, but just like you pay your taxes, slave for your boss and make the ruling class money just to stay alive yourself, this is no different. Swallow your pride and try to make someone's life a little better than it'd be otherwise. Because someone's life depends on it. Care about the people who'd be hurt quicker.

Care about the people who would suffer under the worse option. Care that you can in a very small way give human beings a little more time. If I had to go to the booth and vote on 4 years of Holocaust or 6 I'd vote 4. It's cruel to do otherwise in the face of an Impossible decision.

[–] federatingIsTooHard@lemmy.world 0 points 8 months ago

It seems pretty clear that queer people would be persecuted a hell of a lot more under Trump than Biden.

from what i can tell, it's getting wors, not better, in the last 5 years. i have no reason to believe it would get better with either of them.

[–] OurToothbrush@lemmy.ml -4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Do you actually care about queer people? Because it is obvious that the democrats as a national party will do nothing to protect us, let alone build bulwarks against the next time Republicans take power nationally.

"Vote to get sent to a camp four years later" is what I hear the democrats trying to sell. Sorry but that isn't a very compelling sales pitch, because you're out here admitting "we are going to kill you"

[–] Kalysta@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

Backing up your point. Biden just agreed to ban the flying of pride flags at international embassays in order to get a budget passed. Democrats will happily sell out their voters once in office in the effort to be “bipartisan”. https://www.forbes.com/sites/antoniopequenoiv/2024/03/21/white-house-agrees-to-ban-pride-flags-at-us-embassies-in-spending-bill-deal/