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In reply to the discussion: Just Stop! [View all]quickesst
(6,309 posts)Concerning the midterms, and of course the 2024 presidential election. I am not a heavily political person, but I do keep up with current events on a regular basis. Here's what I know. Despite President Biden and the current House and Senate's setbacks, and some questionable actions, I know for a fact that electing a Republican anything is detrimental to the United States and its populace. This is the best, and the worst outcome for the United States, and it doesn't take a god-damn rocket scientist to figure that out. That brings me to exactly who I believe will be greatly responsible for any losses suffered in the midterms or the general election. It will be those Democrats and Independents who's loyalties shift whichever way the political wind blows. Although not nearly to the extent of the right to believe in misinformation, outright lies, and conspiracy theories, to deny that these traits do not exist to some extent on the left is to deny the reality of the world we live in today. Do I have a solution? Not really, but I am a disabled retiree living on a fixed income in a trailer park complete with the goofy neighbors, screaming kids, and loud music, not that there's anything wrong with the last one, or any of them, but there is a time and a place that's right, and a time and a place for some peace and quiet. My job is to convince any family members, friends, and neighbors that electing Democrats is the solution to the gathering evil permeating our country. Convincing the rest of the country there is a real danger of the United States spiraling into an autocratic nightmare is the Democratic politicians job. I hope they tackle this aggressively because unless this political pendulum is finally halted, there can never really be any progress unless one party takes control and maintains it on a long-term basis. We need that to be the Democratic Party. The alternative will have the opposite effect, and any progress made by the left will be systematically dismantled and replaced with the promise of prosperity that will soon turn into a nightmare. The 2022 midterms, and the 2024 presidential election will be the inflection points in history that determine what course this country will be taking. The Democratic Party should adopt the Highlander motto. "THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE!"..... Political party that is. The Democratic party needs to aggressively attack any misinformation, talking points and conspiracy theories like an angry horde of locusts, leaving nothing but a desolate, empty broken field in its wake. Time to take the kid gloves off!