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Fight or flight

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Both sides are the same is a lazy attitude and doing it while there’s no alternative is criminal.
- Both sides are the same is a lazy attitude and doing it while there’s no alternative is criminal.
  I said they are both traitors. Not that the parties are the same.
  We need to demand voting and election system reform after Trump is impeached or is otherwise removed from power.
  
  Yeah, tear it all down and something is magically going to rise from the ashes right?
  
  Did I suggest tearing anything down? Calling for reform doesn't involve tearing anything down.
  As it stands, there won't be anything left to reform or save if we let Trump have his way with the country.
  
  And who is a viable alternative to the Democrats for the 2026 midterms which is the next chance we have to gain back some power?
  
  Do you seriously think the country can wait until 2026 at this rate?
  
  What are you going to do before then?
  
  A critical mass of Americans need to demand better - and soon. I do what is in my power to move things towards that direction.
  What are you doing?
  
  But that’s not how the government works.
  Americans voted in the house, the senate, the POTUS and the SCOTUS and the next chance we have to change any of that is the midterms.
  Who are the alternatives to the democrats then?
  
  But that’s not how the government works.
  That's the problem - the government isn't working.
  Have you been paying attention? We have a felon as our president, who is ignoring his oath to uphold the constitution and is bypassing due process. He is also in contempt of court. He is committing crimes daily and is destroying our economy and our country's soft power.
  We're supposed to have checks and balances. Republicans are trying to make Trump effectively immune to being held in contempt of court.
  Are we supposed to sit around and consent to this?
  
  There’s no checks and balances because MAGA took them over while progressives got pissed about Bernie and proceeded to do nothing.
- Why isn't there an alternative? Could you explain in detail?
  
  Because progressives blame everyone for holding them back while not organizing and building an effective party.
  Mostly because they don’t think anyone else is left enough for them.
  
  Or progressives do have viable alternative parties but the "moderates" keep sabotaging them. For instance by constant gaslighting with claiming that voting for a progressive party would be treachery.
  But then there is also progressives who try to reform the Democratic party from the inside and get progressive politics to the forefront. But wait, you said above we shouldn't talk about these either.

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