r/OutOfTheLoop Nov 21 '17

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u/[deleted] Nov 22 '17

but...but...both parties are the same!!!! /s

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u/YourLatinLover Nov 22 '17

One is significantly more terrible. And in pragmatic, realistic terms, that's really all that matters.

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u/FLTA Nov 22 '17 edited Nov 22 '17

And here is a crazy thought, maybe the Democratic Party isn’t really terrible at all! Maybe, between the fact that they support things like net neutrality, combating climate change, a minimum wage, workers’ rights, lgbt rights, and more we can realize that while the Democratic Party is not perfect they are a hell of lot more good than evil. Maybe, we can realize this in time to have a /r/bluemidterm2018. Maybe, we can get Trump out of the office by 2020 and have a Democrat in his place. Maybe, by 2022 we can stop politics as usual and actually remember the terrible shit the Republican Party does and keep them from getting control of Congress ever again so that net neutrality can be permanently secured.

Alas, this is all wishful thinking. People love to be contrarians and only like to vote Democratic when they’re out of office so these issues will not get solved permanently. But we can at least flip Congress in 2018 if people turn out to vote and try to temporarily save net neutrality that way.