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Blind Frog Belly White8/10/2018 11:35:54 am PDT

My Idiot Brother and My Idiot Sister keep trying to tell me that Progressives need something to vote FOR, not just something to vote AGAINST, so I listed the things the Democratic Party stands for - strong social safety net; marriage equality; voting rights; higher minimum wage; action on the climate and the environment generally; regulating Wall Street; higher taxes on the rich; more money for education.

“Nobody votes for the Party Platform”, My Idiot Sister said.

It goes on and on. But what they never seem to get is that we’re saying the same thing: they say that Progressives need to have their votes won, that they need something to vote for, and that ‘voteshaming’ them for voting for Stein in 2016 will only drive them away.

I say that Progressives need a Shiny Thing, that they’re flaky and unreliable, and that they’re unwilling to be held responsible for their votes.

We’re saying the same thing about Progressives, but they say it nicer and they think Progressives are right to be that way. I don’t.