"We're eating shit because you keep eating the shinier of two turds."
this post was submitted on 04 Oct 2026
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I have a feeling without that, the evil would have reached a lot sooner.
The 'lesser evil' is only there so that people feel like they can change the status quo without protesting violently.
Which has been true for exactly 0% of recorded history.
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No, it's not. Bush v. Gore decided this trajectory for us, by some Supreme Court justices.
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The real issue is everyone forgets to actually grow support for actual good candidates between elections. Everyone just waits to see who is on the ballot and gets disappointed it's only self serving assholes who did the work themselves.
The lesser of two evils is still evil.
What so many miss is that EVERYONE votes for the lesser of two evils. When Trump won, the lesser of two evils won, in the minds of those who voted for him.
So, yes, we HAVE ALL been choosing the lesser of two evils for generations, the fake bumper sticker is right.
MAGA could have this exact same thread with the evils reversed.
And, no it's not a two party system. We've been manipulated into accepting that there are only two viable parties.
We could have had Bernie, who ran as a DINO but we all know is socialist, (we've been manipulated into believing socialism is bad for generations) but someone with a voice said "Bernie is unelectable" and that was all it took, his numbers dropped overnight.
What people don't understand is that the DNC was NEVER going to give Bernie the nomination, no matter how many votes he got in the primary. He's an Independent who has never respected the Democratic party. He doesn't support them, he doesn't raise money for them, and he has criticized them often over the years. They hate him, he's not a Democrat, and they are not going to reward him with the biggest award a party can offer a member - their candidacy for President. Bernie's not a Democrat, and the Dems aren't going to make him their leader.
but someone with a voice said "Bernie is unelectable" and that was all it took, his numbers dropped overnight
That is not at all what happened. I remember. I was there. The DNC cheated over and over to sabotage him and eventually just had to nominate someone who didn't win their primaries (Clinton). There was even a court case where they admitted as much. Because their base was so pissed.
Wilding v. DNC
They have memory holed the hell out of this case. Last time I looked you could only find the transcript on the Internet archive
Definitely true with Biden. Did anyone WANT to vote for him?
It's the result of rich people only making shitty choices available. So sick of the victim blaming gaslighting shit.
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There is no reason not to do both.
Revolt and vote for the lesser of two evils. Because if the one doesn't work, at least it isn't the bigger of two evils on the throne.
Indeed, and I don't know when things will get bad enough that people stop voting D and R.
Maybe we'll get a dozen DSA's elected this time. I dunno.