#so even just getting moderates in power we shift the overton window left. like. don't be so short-sighted pals cmon

[stirdrawsandreblaws]

butting heads with the local dsa chapter bc they don't support ranked choice voting lol

[comatose--overdose]

A revolution of the scale we want is going to take time, especially since we can't fucking seem to agree on what exactly we want because no one knows how to communicate. It's VITAL to vote in good people who can do what they can to change things for the better and improve life for everyone under the current system, even if the system won't last forever. Making things better as quickly as possible via conventional means is the best we can do for the moment.

You kids act like everything is gonna change overnight, and soon. It's not. It's gonna take a long time yet. Do what you can in the mean time. Organize groups for activism and protests, (Calmly) educate others about causes you believe in, don't get into public arguments with the alt-right UNLESS you know their tactics and how to use them efficiently against them or no matter what you say it will look like you lost to your audience (and the audience is who you're actually trying to convince. The only point in debating a Nazi is to keep them from turning OTHER PEOPLE into Nazis. They will NEVER start in argument in good faith, so don't bother thinking you'll change their mind with a debate), and for the love of God FUCKING VOTE.

Effective change takes time, and we can start by electing farther left politicians who will do what they can from the inside, from a seat of POWER.

Bernie and the squad are just the beginning. Honestly they aren't even that far left, the Overton window (the view of the scale of politics, basically what's considered moderate, the norm) has shifted so far to the right. They're practically centrists. You can go farther left. Go farther left.

Hey do y'all fucks remember two years ago when just before the election all these “don’t vote both parties are bad” or “vote independent!” Posts were going around and then Trump won and now two weeks before midterms there’s all these “don’t bother voting, revolution is the only way!” And “your vote isn’t gonna matter and is an ineffective way to protest” posts are going around? Yeah knock that shit right the fuck off, don’t fall for it and get your ass to the polls, we are not doing this again.