• MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world
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    4 days ago

    Everyone (rightfully) shitting on the Democratic Party: this is where you put your money where your mouth is. This is how you get rid of the people you’re complaining about.

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        4 days ago

        And we have a clear avenue to remove some of that corruption. There’s absolutely no reason not to take it. The only other path is literally burning it all down and starting over. And burning it all down is way more pain than people realize.

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      3 days ago

      too bad most of the senators; like schumer and fetterman arnt up for re-eleciton til '28

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    3 days ago

    Is anyone doing anything re potential future compromised elections? I do not have faith in the results when ballots randomly get rejected, when there are bomb threats in certain areas, when a billionaire supports candidates etc etc.

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    That’s what needs to happen. I’m mad as hell, I’m making my calls to my reps every day, and as soon as I finish moving into my new place I’m going to start going to my town meetings. I’m going to find out what positions I can run for and I’m going to try to be the elected official I wish I had now.

    We could be the greatest country in the world if enough people actually gave a shit to do something to earn that title instead of just claiming it. Complaining and rallying and signing petitions hasn’t done shit, if you still believe that we can be the country we were told we were someday it’s time to put up or shut up.

    Change isn’t going to start with the president, it’s going to start with your school board and the people in your municipal buildings.

  • HearTwoTalk@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    Kat running is great. If anyone is curious, you should definitely check out the WiseCrack YouTube live streams she was on. She also does video essays and her own streams. I don’t agree with her on everything, but she is very committed and would be an excellent improvement to Congress.