I’m not part of the oligarchy. But I’m also not naive enough to think they’re solely to blame. Democrats haven’t done enough either. Voters are tired of being told to vote out of fear while nothing in their lives improves. Real plans, real policy, and reversing Citizens United, are what it’ll take. - ThreadSky

theogccd.bsky.social • 23 days ago

I’m not part of the oligarchy. But I’m also not naive enough to think they’re solely to blame. Democrats haven’t done enough either. Voters are tired of being told to vote out of fear while nothing in their lives improves. Real plans, real policy, and reversing Citizens United, are what it’ll take.

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shieldmaiden7.bsky.social•23 days ago

Which will take US putting Democrats in control of Congress. Otherwise, forget it. ANGRY, retaliatory voting only gets us more of this.

resistancepoet.bsky.social•23 days ago

Voting?! 😂

shieldmaiden7.bsky.social•23 days ago

Right

theogccd.bsky.social•23 days ago

I think it’s because Democrats aren’t giving people a strong reason to show up. Saving democracy is a good reason, but people are tired of voting just because the alternative is worse. They want to know what Democrats stand for. Without a clear vision and a plan, it’s hard to keep folks motivated.

shieldmaiden7.bsky.social•23 days ago

They can't be bothered. OK. Participating in Democracy should be enough of a reason.

theogccd.bsky.social•23 days ago

But it’s not. We can’t keep doing the same thing and expect different results.

shieldmaiden7.bsky.social•22 days ago

I worked harder than I ever have trying to get the angry voters to see the bigger picture. They get mad about a wedge issue and throw gasoline on the fire. People will have to suffer before they GET it.

shieldmaiden7.bsky.social•23 days ago

Well, maybe ICE Nazis kidnapping citizens off the streets and disappearing them will be enough of a motivator?

theogccd.bsky.social•23 days ago

Again, maybe, but you still need to tell voters what you stand for and how you’re going to make their lives better. Fear mongering didn’t work and Democrats need to learn from it.

shieldmaiden7.bsky.social•23 days ago

Trump and FASCISM should be enough of a reason to show up and vote against.

theogccd.bsky.social•23 days ago

Yes, it should, but it isn’t and the sooner Democrats realize that, the better. Like I said, Democrats aren’t going to win elections by just telling voters that the alternative is worse. Tell them what you stand FOR and how you’re going to get us there.

shieldmaiden7.bsky.social•22 days ago

Then we're fucked. Because Democrats will never come up with the political saviour the left wants. That's our whole problem. We believe in political saviors. The alternative SHOULD be enough. If it isn't, they haven't sufficiently felt the consequences of voting like idiots.

theogccd.bsky.social•22 days ago

This isn’t about a political savior, it’s about strategy and connection. Scolding voters, talking down to them, and calling our own people stupid doesn’t build a movement. It pushes people away. Democrats need leaders who listen, inspire, and offer real plans. Fear won’t win. Hope will.

yammz.bsky.social•23 days ago

One day of standing in line to vote could make the difference for the rest of their lives.

shieldmaiden7.bsky.social•23 days ago

Or just mailing in their votes, as I have done for 40 Years

stacijroth.bsky.social•23 days ago

Agreed, in part, but things overall seem like we're circling Charybdis. The Dems chased that money, too, while the donors were happy to play against each other. Wasn't much money available for local candidates and Dem leadership ignored all but the Swing 7.

theogccd.bsky.social•23 days ago

Yes, we’ve been circling the drain, and Dems chasing donor money made it worse. We need new leadership. The status quo isn’t cutting it, and fear of the alternative isn’t enough. Voters need a clear vision, not just warnings. Invest in people, not just swing states, and give folks something real.

nomadtx.bsky.social•23 days ago

Even with all the Democrats waxing poetic of the ills of citizens united, they have done NOTHING to reverse it because they benefit just as much as the GOP.

Don’t fall for the hype

#EndTheGerontocracy

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