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I can get it. These were dyed in the wool democrats, or at least their parents were. The Democrat party hung them out to dry with free trade, and abandoned them through ineptitude or unwillingness to resist decades of Republican strong arm politics, and relied on them as a reliable bloc the whole time.
It's not a choice I could make, but to denegrate working people for having literally no place to turn doesn't seem like it's been working out.
It's the party's duty to serve the people. If they don't do that it's dumb to expect anything in return. Republicans got lucky/had crazy good strategy with making Jesus a Republican. They're lying, but it's working.
Parading around the Cheney family? One upping Republicans on all their talking points on immigration and Israel? Those of that voted against trump sure as shit didn't vote for the Democrats, we just voted for Republican lite.
If the democratic party wants to do something about it, they're going to have to start by differentiating the left from the right.
Trump just called everyone assholes and won the presidency twice.
I don't get how anyone thought voting trump was a good idea. I understand where they're coming from even if I don't get how they got there.
This is probably one of the most polarizing elections.
Personally, as a trans person, I already felt like I was constantly fighting for my own survival. Now I'm fighting for access to my meds. If I lose them, I'm at high risk of osteoporosis. Every trans person I know is stockpiling meds for the inevitable ban.
The trans motto is Death Before Detransition. That motto carries a lot of weight with it, make of it what you will it. I know I'm not the only one preparing for the worst.
I fucking hate the Democratic party. A sliver of me is glad they're feeling some pain, but I'm mostly worried about my community's safety tbh. I hate this country.