My drugs are fine. I want a new political party.
I don't have time to post much these days, nor do i have time to track down cool links. but I need a little help here.
So I became a Democrat, officially, after the 2000 election. I'd been Independent before then, though I voted Democrat. No need to officially ally oneself with Big Corporate if you don't have to, I idealistically told myself.
But after 2000, I bought the line. I did my own fair share of Nader-bashing and slung some shit at the Greens, and lamented the Dems' inability (or unwillingness) to actually challenge the new reigning force. And I registered Democrat. "It was the fractured front that lost us the election," we were told and told ourselves.
But now it's 2005 and we've lost again. We have a former presidential candidate who has done absolutely nothing in the past 2 months to show us those of us who voted for him that he actually possesses any of the principles and backbone he'd promised us he'd have. Where the fuck have you been, John Kerry? I didn't even like you, but I put my trust in you. Fuck you for taking our money and our hope and letting the radical right wipe their shit all over it.
Fuck you, Congress, for taking it easy on gonzalez and for rolling the fuck over in 2001, and again in 2005. (Except you, mmes Boxer and Jones. You, I give big hot lesbo kisses even though you didn't do enough, at least you did something)
I need a new party. And am slowly working my way through all the little bullshit parties out there....and I'm open to suggestions...no: a new party won't solve the problem. But those of us who actually stil have morals and ideals need to do something.
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I'm sorry. Can we get back to the big hot lesbo kisses?
Let me ask you a question, Temple: by joining a third party, would you be voting for that third party?
You know why I'm asking that question. I'm as fed up with the Democrats general lack of testicular fortitude, too, but I tend to use my vote begrudingly though strategically, if you get my meaning.
Lil bit of both. I'm well aware of what you're saying about the strategic vote thing...and this is why i did the democrat thing this go-round, and why i feel it's perfectly justifiable to rail at all of 2000's nader voters. If we'd had a bigger bloc, there's a chance that the repubs' fraud wouldn't have mattered. and of course, i feel that all voters should vote for the right candidate, regardless of their registration. but in general, yes-- if i go to a 3rd party, it'd be with the expectation of voting for its candidate.
But then take a look at where we are now. i tried to use my vote "strategically," and voted for Kerry the Douchebag. Ok fine he didn't win, whatever. life's a bitch and those fuckers are sneaky. but he and his party are barely breathing a word of dissent. if this is the time for the Democrats to rally together, then i'd love to see the leadership make a stab at it. you're worthy of my vote? Fucking prove it.
so far, congress has just lain on its back and thought of the queen. they're talking about putting McAuliffe back in. what the fuck is that? Um, you failed at your job. Not only did you fail, but you got your ass handed to you. So, uh, could you come back and do it again? Even better was when they were talking about putting Donna Brazile, Gore's campaign mis-manager in. Ex-fucking-scuse me?
I'm well aware that voting outside the 2-party system will splinter what little left is left. But then again...isn't it splintered already? and by bending over and holding both cheeks open, do the dems really deserve our bloc? Me, I say no. If things continue on this course, then we're yet again fucked in 2008, not to mention the midterms. I was willing to give it a really strong go after 2000...but you know, i really don't feel that they get another shot,. they screwed the pooch in 2000, and did it again this time.
We're done now. I rescind my support. If the dems had won, or showed some fucking backbone in the last few months, i'd be willing to reconsider. But now I'm done.
And no, I don't think a 3rd party candidate could put it together and sweep in 08. But we've been broken down so far, that it's going to take some time to rebuild. yes, there's a risk that Bush and his ilk will kill us all or drive us to suicide before then.....but then again, the track we're on now is pretty much the same.
Consider this: Stop fishing around for a party that suits you for a couple of years and focus instead on issues you care about. In between election cycles all parties undergo changes - largely in response to changes within society itself. What was important today may not be important tomorrow; see if you can't get them to chase you instead of you chasing them. Or, if you'd really like to be affiliated with a particular party but have lingering anxiety about the "wasted vote" problem of third-party candidates, look into ways to overturn Oregon's ban on Fusion Voting.
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