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[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Politicians will always disappoint you. There will always be things left undone, done poorly, or done in a way you disagree with. Everybody needs to get used to this and learn we vote for the least bad, not the most good.

[–] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

Politicians will always disappoint you. There will always be things left undone, done poorly, or done in a way you disagree with. Everybody needs to get used to this

Why?

Why does everyone have to get used to and just blindly accept that the system is shit and doesn't serve them or make their lives any better?

Why are you so comfortable settling for so little?

Why don't you want better for yourself, and worse, think you get to demand the same of others?

(I don't need your answers, these are all for you and those who agree with you to ask yourselves)

[–] papertowels@lemmy.one 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

In what world will a politician never disappoint you?

I'm generally in full control of myself and even I disappoint myself - fringe third party candidates are not the political messiah some people think they are.

[–] How_do_I_computah@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

I don't understand how this is the argument against third party. Why does the candidate need to be the Messiah to be better than Kamala?

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Cuz it's democracy. If you wanted someone to be in office who would get everything done with no obstacles no roadblocks and no delays then you wouldn't be looking at democracy you'd want a dictator. You can want that if you want but just be honest about it.

[–] ShareMySims@sh.itjust.works 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Lmfao, except you don't have democracy. You have oligarchy and kleptocracy and plutocracy. You also don't have a government that is "getting everything done without obstacles", but pretty much the literal fucking opposite. The fact that the only alternative you can imagine to the current (non democratic, slipping in to fascism) state of affairs is a dictatorship is a problem with your lack of imagination and narrow view of the world (though granted, you were heavily indoctrinated that way), not a reflection of reality, nor the array of other ways that society can not only exist, but thrive.

There was good reason I told you people to ask yourselves these questions - you are the ones standing in your own way with your insistence of living according to a full blown fallacy because you're just comfortable enough with the way things are, and are too scared of change, specifically no longer holding the privileges the current system grants you in exchange for your compliance, and the idea that you might not have anyone to feel superior to.

Until you're willing and able to face that within yourself, I can't help you, nor am Interested in hearing the mental gymnastics you do to justify your actively maintaining the status quo. ¯\(ツ)

[–] KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You have oligarchy and kleptocracy and plutocracy.

none of these are accurate, except for maybe plutocracy.

Gerontocracy would be more accurate.

It's fundamentally not an oligarchy, that's just not true. Trump didn't do fuck all during his term for this exact reason. It's obviously not a kleptocracy, unless you have like, actual proof of this. Trump being a good one, but that's not a historical precedent.

[–] How_do_I_computah@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

If Trump did nothing then why are people so scared of him winning the election?

How do you figure we don't have an Oligarchy? There is more than just the executive branch of our government by the way. There's also the Legislative, Judicial, and Black Rock.

[–] How_do_I_computah@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Voters will always disappoint you. There will always be things left undone, done poorly, or done in a way you disagree with. Everybody needs to get used to this and learn we vote for the least bad, not the most good.

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Yeah, that too.

"To summarize the summary of the summary: People are a problem."

[–] How_do_I_computah@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Haha. That's pretty good. The point I was trying to make is that it doesn't make sense to me to hold voters to a higher standard of conduct than the politicians that they vote for.

[–] Arcity@feddit.nl 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No, politicians should also vote.

[–] How_do_I_computah@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago

I c wut u did there