Btw you can be intensely critical of the Democratic party and recognize that it is full of aged out of touch moderates who are refusing to meet the urgency of the moment,
and also recognize that voting for Democrats is extremely important because it allows things like the confirmation of Justices and prevents the literal fascist party from gaining more power and that harm reduction is an important end in itself
These things can coexist
Politics is a long game. Being disappointed and angry today does not obviate your responsibility to participate
It took nearly 40 years of the Republicans playing the long game to get here, I desperately need y’all to realize politics isn’t a fucking 5k, it’s a marathon. You run a marathon one mile at a time, or you bonk out.