The way I see it, one of two things is true. Either the DNC is incompetent, or they are malicious. In either case, they need to be replaced.

The thing is, I was certain it would take more time than this. I thought the election would be close enough for him to contest it, and that the Supreme Court would end up deciding the election 6-3. Instead the presidency was just…handed to him directly.

What use is there in taking your own life?

If you cannot flee, then prepare to fight.

There very certainly is, because the Democrats should not be the party for Nazis.

As has been shown this election, the Republican party are Nazis. Trying to influence the mythical “good” Nazis to vote for Harris was a terrible idea to begin with.

I mean, is it really humanity though? Life in the Imperium of Man is misery on a scale incomprehensible to our human minds. Ritualistic self-sacrifice is seen as preferable to existence. They survive because they became the monsters.

Harris could have won, she just needed to throw Biden under the bus like he deserves. Her written platform is honestly fine, I think she could have run a progressive campaign of change, but instead she chose to run on upholding the staus quo. Maybe she wasn’t given the choice by the DNC.

“Really well run” seems like a bit of an exaggeration when people were doing vote-swaps in swing states with liberals who didn’t want to vote for her.

Look as bad as today is, I’ve gotten some amount of chuckles imagining my potential role in the future of underground furry porn trading, so thank you.

Then don’t. Fighting for hope is overrated anyway. Fight because you’re angry. Fight because of what they took from you. Fight because this isn’t okay, no matter what anyone tells you. Fight because you don’t want to let it ever happen again.

Just don’t stop fighting. Don’t give up.

Hey, I really like the sound of the eightfold path. Is there any Buddhist literature you would recommend? It might be really nice right now.

They needed to course correct 8 years ago. They may never get another chance now.

Maybe your left, I think the global left is trying to offer a lot more than that. Don’t conflate Dems with useful politicians.

Yeah but there was still hope that Ukraine could win the war. Now, we will basically need a mass evacuation, because the U.S. isn’t just going to stop support. Russia is going to start receiving a bunch of classified intelligence about Ukrainian positions, they’ll have far easier access to funds, hell Trump might just start selling them weapons.

Things have been bad, they are going to get catastrophic. While Ukrainians have been integrating pretty well, there are also a lot of far-right populists in Europe who are beginning to use them as scapegoats. These groups are probably Russian-backed, and again, they’ll have more money. They will capitalize on the influx of refugees with more hateful rhetoric.

You’re missing a very, very key component.

In the U.S., voting is fucking hard. If you’re a low-income working class stiff, it is a serious challenge to set time aside to get registered and go to the polls. You can receive a mail-in ballot, but as many Americans learned this season, there are additional complications that can occur with those regarding registration and delivery. There are a lot of barriers to participating in the democratic process, and if your candidate isn’t willing to motivate people to push through that bullshit and vote anyway, then you can’t be surprised when a bunch of people don’t want to put in the effort to get them elected.

The system is so much more flawed than you’ve even imagined.

Hey, if you’re feeling this hopeless, remember that your death is what they want. Don’t give them the satisfaction. Things are bleak now, but if we can survive, if we can hold on, there will be a time to fight back.

No they don’t, that’s just lies the Dems keep repeating.

Progressive issues are overwhelmingly popular in the U.S. Exit interviews and polling shows that in the key swing states, ignoring progressive issues is what made voters dissatisfied with Harris. If they had let Harris run a progressive campaign, I think it is very likely they could have won.

The only two agendas the Dems are pulled between are the agendas of their corporate donors who don’t care if they win, and a progressive agenda that could actually win them elections. They overwhelmingly choose their corporate donors every time, and then hope progressives will keep them in office because they have no other choice.

I honestly can’t believe you’re of voting age. Are you just completely ignoring Obama? The man wasn’t perfect, but he was leagues better than Biden.

It verifiably hasn’t. Votes for Trump have remained constant for the last 2 elections. He is not gaining supporters, the Democrats are losing supporters.

Funny, because it sure got Obama fucking elected. Even though the DNC didn’t support him in '08 and would have preferred the nomination going to Hillary. Even though even he is pretty milquetoast as far as progressives go, his campaign was more successful than anything else the Dems have done in a decade.

A black man offered change and universal healthcare and the U.S. gave him 8 years.

You don’t even have to guess, it started immediately. As soon as the results were called, the Democrat line has been “Harris ran an immaculate campaign with no problems, everyone who didn’t vote for her is a Nazi.”