Reply #28: How has that worked so far?

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

I can give you a list of disastrous, murderous, and tyrannical policies under both of the major party's leadership. But, as a progressive, I'm sure you're already aware of them.

I'm unconvinced that electing yet another "not as bad" candidate will have a significant effect on changing the system or
not hurting people or saving people's rights.

IMO, morality is always "personal". As time goes by, I'm coming to believe, more and more, that "politics" has become like religion, the opiate of the masses.

"What if they gave a war, and nobody came?" Should I wait until everybody decides not to come? Or, should I decide not to come on my own?

When I opted out of the war in Vietnam, the war still went on, millions were killed. And, yes, I selfishly feel good about myself for refusing to extend my enlistment and kill people even though my "protest" didn't stop the war and was largely ignored (except for the 30 days I spent on mess-duty for telling the re-enlistment guy what I thought of the war).

The game is fixed, the deck is stacked, but I don't have to play.