I really think Democrat politicians are just rage quitting on the youth vote now. Like, for decades, these ghouls have taken the youth vote for granted. Young people vote for Democrats. They can’t conceive of a world where they don’t have the youth vote. Now since Oct 7, they are seeing just how unpopular they are with young voters. I think there’s a material reason why they aren’t trying to woo back the youth vote - to do so would alienate AIPAC and other donors - but I also think there’s an emotional angle. They’ve taken the youth vote for granted for so long, they actually resent us making any demands of them. Like, how dare we ask them to do things, we’ve never asked for that before. No different than when black voters demand action, too. If the “locked down” groups start demanding things, then they can’t focus on the “up for grabs” white suburban middle class voters, and the whole grift just sorta falls apart.

[–] Adkml@hexbear.net 49 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

They absolutely are and I hope the youth responds in kind.

The democratic party is an anchor around the neck of progress.

We'd literally be better with a unified republican party and the dems disolving. Maybe then you could actually form a coalition of meaningful resistance.

Currently dems are literally just a lightning rod to defuse revolutionary energy.

Libs love to say "oh you think not supporting the dems will make them listen to you?"

Maybe not but I've unfortunately done exactly what they've said and begrudgingly supported them because they said that's how you get influence.

And then they turn around and say they never needed you. I've tried begrudgingly suppirting dems for 2 decades and things have steadily gotten worse for the average person while they're doing fucking great.

Burn it all down.

[–] Hotspur@lemmy.ml 3 points 6 months ago

You nailed it. Been trying to resolve this in my head and it’s been a challenge, but the way you framed it exactly describes what I’ve been trying to get to.

[–] ClimateChangeAnxiety@hexbear.net 38 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Yeah I agree. At this point going against Israel would very clearly get you more supporters than you would lose. It’s not cynical strategy. It’s purely spite and anger. It’s “Oh, you want things now you ungrateful children? Fuck you, you get Trump now, I hope you learn your lesson about making demands.”

[–] Milksteaks@midwest.social 19 points 6 months ago

Man some fuckin guy was saying Biden is doing the right thing in terms of damage reduction. Theres 14 mil Jews in the us and only some 200k Palestinians so hes representing his electorate.

This stupid ass either didnt realise or couldnt grasp that maybe more than 200k people dont want to support genocide. Fuckin brainworms man, really looking forward to another term with orange cheeto