I’d rather both party apparatuses pull their heads out of their collective asses, worry less about the next election/poll #s/donors/warchests/etc., start paying attention to what we fucking need as a nation and relearn the goddamned art of compromise. /endvent
But I know that’s got an ice cube’s chance in hell.
Oh. No. Would not pin hope on another loon either.
Not worrying about elections is how you lose the ability to actually implement any of those things we need because you don’t have any political power.
To use a gratuitous MLK quote:
Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love
All the good intentions in the world are meaningless if you don’t actually have any power needed to implement those good intentions. There’s a balance to be struck somewhere.
I’d rather both party apparatuses pull their heads out of their collective asses, worry less about the next election/poll #s/donors/warchests/etc., start paying attention to what we fucking need as a nation and relearn the goddamned art of compromise. /endvent
But I know that’s got an ice cube’s chance in hell.
Oh. No. Would not pin hope on another loon either.
Not worrying about elections is how you lose the ability to actually implement any of those things we need because you don’t have any political power.
To use a gratuitous MLK quote:
All the good intentions in the world are meaningless if you don’t actually have any power needed to implement those good intentions. There’s a balance to be struck somewhere.
One party does compromise, over and over.