• Maggoty@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    The left actually demands politicians earn their vote. Politics isn’t supposed to be a team sport in the US. The entire reason we have elections so often is to make sure the voters approve of their representatives. That means voting out of team loyalty is a subversion of the system. And the charge of being fickle and lazy is undemocratic propaganda.

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      8 months ago

      Democracy is about compromise. By refusing to compromise you’re ceding power to the worst option.

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        8 months ago

        I’m tired of compromising with people who won’t compromise. We just lurch to the right over and over whenever there’s a fight. They never worry about compromising with me ever.

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          8 months ago

          That’s democracy. When a large portion of voters want fascism, you have to compromise with fascists.