I mean, what else can we do?
Let’s get AOC to run. She’ll be old enough next time 'round.
It’s clear the “catering to moderates” strategy has been a catastrophic failure. I say we change gears and actually put up a candidate that isn’t going to try and “play both sides.”
AOC hasn’t been afraid to criticize her party’s decisions, I think she could take the platform Bernie Sanders took and actually make some progress.
Problem is, the DNC would actually need to fucking cooperate instead of falling into their same old tried and failed ways, unlike they did with Bernie both times he ran. I don’t see that happening, and as always, third parties aren’t really an option.
I’m not in the US, so I won’t be voting for any presidential candidates, but I’ve been impressed with AOC whenever I’ve seen her in interviews.
You’re right about the infighting thing though, and it seems to be endemic to left leaning parties everywhere, whereas the right usually seem to be a much more cohesive team.
Happens in Canada too, only we actually have multiple parties. but the left sides tend to split the vote more whereas the right manages to have less splintering and usually will back one of the major conservative parties. It sucks honestly but I’m okay with it because at least I don’t feel my vote is wasted when I vote for an alternative.
Not a lot to argue about when the goal is to make as much money as possible by any means necessary
Problem is that she’s a woman, and a statistically significant chunk of America is repulsed by idea of being ruled by a woman. (I’m not going to say a large portion, but big enough that it played a factor in this election)
That’s also true, as disgusting as it is.
Convince Keanu Reeves to run for the next election. Seriously, he is the one.
We’ll have to get Trudeau to step down first.
Worked for reagan, Trump, zelensky. Every politician an actor. Fuck it at this point
Yeah, that’s what you need, another conspiracy theorist…
next election
Some still don’t understand the full extent of this
You’ll have more elections. It’s up to you to make them still mean something.
He seems like a person that would go to great lengths to avoid politics, but he can’t be any worse than any of the existing options.
Isn’t there something about the president having to be American born too? Keanu was born in Lebanon and is Canadian. I think he probably has dual citizenship with the states but it sounds complicated…
Also holy smokes he is 60???
I’m pretty sure you need to be US born.
No, he was the lead actor in a trans anarchist movie
Those who do not seek powers, are the best to wield them.
“The desire for power should automatically exclude you from having any.” Billy Connelly
I think Jon Stewart would make a great president. I also think he would probably be miserable and I would hate to do that to him.
It’s probably a very unpopular opinion, but I feel like Jon Stewart is a bit overrated. He was at the height of his powers in the GWB era and he helped Kerry to a hefty loss, and then followed that up by running pointless and distracting political rallies that did nothing at all to prevent the 2010 shellacking by the tea party.
He helped provide cover for Trump this election cycle by laughing at him and at times even joking that he was gonna vote for Trump. I guarantee the daily show episodes that couch potato democrats like myself used to soothe themselves during this sleep walk into fascism will age like milk.
I couldn’t even bear to watch the election night coverage him and Colbert were doing and I’m sure that it got grim as hell (similar to coverage of 2016) as the jokes started to not match the bleak reality of an upcoming second Trump term.
His lasting political advocacy efforts for things (largely outside of the media) like the 9/11 first responders and Iraqi burn pit veterans are admirable though.
Talk to your country’s politicians about offering refugee visas to Americans.
For real though, what does the rescue float in the meme represent irl?
Cuz I sure as fuck won’t be praying, but I’m not really seeing any options other than watching in horror as our country burns down around us.
We can’t even point to the electoral college fucking us over this time - an actual majority of voters decided they want to experience 1930s Germany live and in color.
We’re not going to fix a political system when the majority of actual voters are evil to the core.
Drag has spent today speaking to politicians in drag’s country about offering refugee visas to Americans.
Well less evil more stupid. On the other side… China will take over now.
I am very much asking you to abandon the Democratic party which has failed you and seek alternatives. I have not see a thoughts and prayers sentiment I have seen a get your shit together and join organizations who will actually do something sentiment
I would love to, but what the hell are we gonna do? Starting a new nationwide party is practically impossible and. (Intentionally so, of course)
And as much as we can point fingers and say “the people can fix the two party system” we have seen on multiple occasions that without major election reform that simply isn’t the case. Most of the country’s voters are older, and as we have seen today and yesterday, most voters would rather not vote at all than vote outside their party’s lines. The only reason third parties are even allowed to exist in the US is to either give the illusion of choice, or to spoil elections (as some argue happened in 2000, on top of all the other things fucked up with the 2000 election)
I think the strat would be too found a new party ( let’s say American Worker’s Party AWP) on the state and country level.
Get in the state parliaments. Later, if the party is established, get as many seats in the senate and the HoR as possible, but don’t touch the presidential race until it’s actually realistic.
join organizations who will actually do something
Until you get attacked by MAGAs and proud boys.
‘DNC betrayed us’ crowd have no idea what’s in store. They wanted a radical change? They’re getting a radical change, just in an unexpected way.
The Democratic Party slow rolled the justice system on Trump so they could run against him :)
I think and pray it won’t affect my country too much.
no, it will hype up the wannabee trumps and other dickheads to grow more bold, be they in politics or in civillian life.
also, the impact on climate change will affect your country.
Either that or it will encourage other countries to distance themselves from America a bit, and make the world less US centric.
More like this but okay
