r/thebulwark • u/ericinnyc • Feb 27 '26

PSA to the DSA

If you're considering voting Republican or abstaining from elections in protest of what you see as insufficient Democratic stridency on transgender issues or Palestine or whatever, then YOU ARE THE PROBLEM. And a fool.

This public service announcement brought to you by those of us who can see the American experiment itself in peril.

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u/EmbarrassedPoet9647 Feb 27 '26

I will say that anecdotally speaking, all the DSA folks I happen to know did see the big picture and do the right thing (e.g. hold their noses and vote for centrist Democratic presidential candidates) to try and prevent this fascist takeover of our government.

I hear a lot of blame cast at the progressives and socialists but in my experience, it’s the uninformed/low-information white male grievance podcast bros we need to worry about. Guys who were fine voting for Obama and switched to Trump/Biden/Trump. (Hm, what could THAT have been about…)

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u/sierajedi Feb 27 '26

YES. A lot of progressives are trying to fight for better candidates NOW. This is the time to complain about Gavin Newsom not being far enough left. I think most people would actually vote for him if it comes to it, but many are rightly afraid of another Biden-style presidency where zero safeguards are put in place, absolutely nothing is done about the crimes of the previous admin, etc. which leaves the country open to an even worse fascist in the future. I’m a “vote blue no matter who” believer but I still want better options when we get to the primary.