Faux Real

Some of the best things really are in the comments.* From CBrachyrhynchos:

Portly Dyke’s post wasn’t so much about not voting, it’s about this whole idea that we should circle the wagons and not call Clinton or Obama to task when they reveal how they will be road blocks for progressives.

And I’ll agree with Portly Dyke. I’m not a Log Cabin Democrat willing to put partisanship over basic human rights and decency. When Obama and Clinton reveal their anti-progressive stripes, I’m going to call them on it.

I’ll make the claim now. With the way our two-party system is set up, partisanship is incompatible with liberalism and progressivism. We may make the pragmatic choice to hold our nose and vote for the lesser of two evils. But we should make it clear that our obligations are to social, economic and ecological justice, and the honeymoon between Democratic politicians and the left ends five minutes after they are sworn in.

Queers are being murdered. Kids are being murdered. And I’m sick of mewing about compromise, partisanship, bipartisanship and baby steps. I’m sick of having “lesser of two evils” thrown in my face every time I point out that the Dem’s shit really does stink. I’m sick of how presidential politics has become the litmus test when I want to change the entire fucking system: the congress, the courts, the statehouse, city hall, the trustees, the board of directors, the school board, the teachers, ceos, middle managers and line managers, the stockholders, the store shelves, the media producers, distributors, and audiences.

Word.