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The amount of progress that was made has never, in my entire 40+ years of existence, been enough. And it will never be enough because Democrats lose power every couple years because they're not an organized political party and don't bother doing things that will ensure people's lives are substantively affected by it.
Then the Republicans win and undo all the progress, and Democrats get to whine about how they can't stop it because they're not in the majority, unlike how the Republicans get their way when they're in the minority.
I'm not gonna stop voting, though, because each election, no matter who wins, shows how awful this country really is and how fucked we are.
It's only going to get worse if people decide that voting doesn't matter.
Remember, both sides are the same is music to the GOPs ears.
FTFY
And both sides aren’t the same. Republicans are clearly way better at winning elections and implementing their platform.
Gay Marriage.
Obamacare
The Americans With Disabilities Act.
Change for good is possible.
"Both sides are the same" only helps the GOP.
First-past-the-post voting helps the GOP. That's why they are passing legislation to protect it on states they control.
So why are blue states still using it?
Meanwhile Republicans have a 136 page blueprint ready to go when they take office to undo all of that. And when one steps out of line they take them behind the woodshed to keep the party in lock step.
I never said they were the same. I said Republicans are wayyyy better at getting their shit done.
You're right. Both sides aren't the same. One side are Nazis. The other are Nazi collaborators.
They're objectively different, but that ain't saying much.