It most definitely is not convenient. The establishment is plagued by weakness and committed to maintaining that culture.
While I'm arguing this, I'm also arguing against a 3rd party edgelord. It's really hard to say who is more insane, people who want to go 3rd party in a FPTP system, or people who think the Democratic establishment is competent at running elections.
VBNMW is cringe to a whole lot more people than just "anarchists". It doesn't just speak to voter participation, it speaks to a sense of entitlement that Democratic politicians have. It reminds me of Hillary's "It's her turn" slogan.
Democrats are, in almost every situation, the better choice. Political junkies know that, but most people aren't political junkies. We criticize the Democratic sense of entitlement because we know how it comes off to regular voters. It's political malpractice to constantly display that kind of entitlement. That slogan needs to die.
He still doesn't. This is Steve Miller's show. Trump is nothing but a spokesman.
Nobody said they are the same, and you're trolling if you think they did. The above is spot on correct.
Republicans inspire hate and lead people to ignorance. Democrats inspire nobody and lead them nowhere. Then Democrats whine that they can't win because people are ignorant and hateful.
Third party strategies can not and will not work. However bad they are, the Democratic party has a stranglehold on media attention and a fiercely loyal following. Getting all those voters to collectively walk away is an insane notion.
It took a long time for nature to figure out how to process wood, but it eventually happened. My wooden furniture is still standing though.
Everything you said about the administration is spot on. I just don't think it will work the way they want it to. I think the administration isn't holding the tool they think they're holding.
All that does practically is prevent them from making arrests. It does not prevent them from deploying on US soil, or using force against civilians.
No military force will ever be deployed anywhere with that restriction. They could be delivering food and medicine to an orphanage, and they would still be prepared to respond to any aggression.
Absolutely true and entirely useless on a national scale right now. FPTP is what we have and it's the system in which we must elect candidates who will move us to a better system. Primaries are where the game has to be played right now, and for that we need to kill the notion that loyal Democrats shouldn't criticize sitting Democrats.
Portland is not politically typical. It can be a model, but it has to be a model for political culture before it can be a model for how to enact a better voting system.