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ssjevot posted...

The promotion I see for the Democratic party on here is more like "the pieces of shit that are better than the Republicans so I guess I have to vote for them".

I don't really think it's a useful critique either. The camps differ too much to bother with comparisons. Having to explain the meaning all the time just complicates discussions.

Tanthalas posted...

Of course they are trying to drive abstention, its why they keep making the same topics over and over.

The topics are probably meant to drive pressure against the politician to change course, or against their supporters to pressure them to pressure the politician to change course, like any call out of any politician.

Redirecting the pressure from the politician to the complainer doesn't seem like it's gonna achieve anything. People are still gonna be mad and do what they do, only with an added element of spite that you tried to shut down legitimate complaints and gave the politician room to dismiss them.