People Love to Parrot "Every Election is the Most Important...." Sarcastically. Here are some things to think about that are quite unique in November of 2020.

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[–]Drewski 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Wish I had a dollar for every time someone told me that a certain election was the most important of my lifetime. That I need to compromise my principles just this one time, so that the worse guy doesn't win and ruin everything. I'll admit I fell for it the first time, but since then I've seen plenty of R's and D's take office and the real policies stay the same.

[–]bonked_or_maybe_not[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

That I need to compromise my principles just this one time,

Remember what I typed here when elections no longer matter. Seems you are just pointing out the problem with people crying wolf. The wolf is actually here.

[–]Drewski 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The two party system is the illusion that we have any agency in the political process. The wolf may be here, but it's not doing our ordained "civic duty" and voting team red or blue at the ballot box that's gonna stop him. All these points about senate majorities, SCOTUS, electors and whatnot are moot if both parties pursue the same hawkish foreign policy, massive public debt, unrestrained money printing, and a constant assault on the constitution and our personal liberties.