2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Bill Maher says the primaries will destroy liberals. This is a poll on how you feel [View all]IllinoisLabour
(86 posts)We're just saying that Hillary is too far to the right.
I'm a Progressive Independent. I'm not a Democrat because the party doesn't really support progressive values, but they also can't win elections without getting votes from most of the people like me. Every four years, Dems take people like me for granted and say "at least our guy isn't as bad as their guy" and "if you don't vote Dem, it'll be your fault when a Republican wins."
Well, how about the onus gets put on the centrists and right-leaners for once? If Bernie loses and you don't vote for Jill Stein, it'll be YOUR fault when a Republican wins. Why is it always guys like me who have to compromise and elect another corporate Dem who wants the exact same economic and foreign policies as the Republicans? I'm just as fed up with what the Democratic Party has done for/to America as I am with the Republicans. If the party disintegrates and is reborn as an actual progressive party, that'd be awesome; it'd get me to join.
The Democratic party is not inherently entitled to my vote. If they choose to run away from representing my interests in an election, I shouldn't have to remain slavishly devoted them.
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