• Boomer Humor Doomergod@lemmy.world
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    18 hours ago

    I have quit the Democratic Party today. I just changed my registration.

    Yes, I won’t be able to vote in their primaries in my state but it’s not like that helped at all.

    Fuck em. If they don’t have any loyalty to the party why the fuck should I?

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      2 hours ago

      We are in a first past the post voting system. Your actions only make sense in a ranked choice voting system. We don’t have that.

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        2 hours ago

        I can still vote in general elections for whoever I want.

        Heck, maybe they’ll listen to me more because I’m an independent voter in a swing state and not someone who they can take for granted as a party member.

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            26 minutes ago

            There’s almost four million Democrats in my state. My influence is so dilute that it’s practically homeopathic. I’m fine giving that up.

            If anything, being an independent voter in a swing state gives me more influence than being a loyal Democrat.

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      17 hours ago

      I’m sure Schumer and his ilk will thank you. Now they won’t even have to pretend to care what you want etc.

      I mean I get it. Current leadership is absolutely shit. Though I’m not sure why the right solution to that is to give up your voice and let them have power easier. Honestly I’m going to stay in the party and call them out louder. I’m not a Democrat anyhow I’m just in the party as an opposition to Republicans, and the fact there is no real Anarchist party. For obvious reasons. So why not have my voice heard and have what little bit of influence I can.

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        16 hours ago

        If they pretended to care they wouldn’t have done a lot of shit.

        They literally do not care, and have told me as such in many form letters sent after I contacted their offices.

        For 25 years I’ve tried to have my little voice heard and it’s been ignored at best and ridiculed at worst.

        I’m through pretending to be a democrat so assholes can take advantage of me and insult me when I dare to question them.

        And finally: Fuck John Fetterman

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          15 hours ago

          I don’t blame you at all. Is the Working Families Party at all active near you? They have a reasonable presence in NY (which, admittedly, is where Schumer is). I find that they represent my values much better than the Democratic Party, and I’ve enjoyed the people I’ve met through them.