
I don’t think you fully understand my position. I WANT someone in power who understands the right wing. I WANT someone in power unafraid to utterly decimate them. Norms be damned, ‘decorum’ be damned - FUCK these fascists. If that’s GAVIN? GOOD. I want his right-wing-inspired-wrath to reign consequences upon these nazi fucks. That is - OBJECTIVELY - a good thing.
I completely understand you don’t want fascist votes. How morally pure of you. How utterly Sweet. There’s a word for that, y’know. It starts with “n” and ends with “aïve.” You don’t want fascist votes. Too bad. America is fascist. You NEED THOSE VOTES to get elected. And you need to get elected to make change. Apologies for not phrasing that blunt reality palletably.
Brother, you can’t just say Newsom good bc other side bad, that’s stupid, they’re both awful Newsom: - Vetoed wealth tax to protect his donors - Blocked universal healthcare proposals in California - Created court-ordered institutionalization of the mentally ill - Argues for regular sweeps of homeless encampments - Vetoed a bill replacing some military arms funding for police officers with mental health professionals
- Actively trying to limit healthcare benefits for immigrants - Gave Uber and Lyft exemptions to a new gig economy bill because he was bribed - Issues oil permits at a higher rate than most previous CA governors Need I continue? Guys a fucking tool and would run this country into the ground even further
Also he signed a bill making criticism of Israel illegal in the classroom (made it a hate crime), stuck SWAT teams on pro-Palestinian protestors at universities, also he sent out California Highway Patrol during those exact protests you mentioned who also arrested peaceful protestors He says he supports peaceful protest, his actions suggest otherwise
I think #3 is actually showing a deeper understanding than you are, sorry kid. Gavin Newsom is better than JD Vance and Ill vote blue even if it comes to that, but you should be clear eyed about just how bad Newsom is. It isn’t even about neoliberalism, Newsom isn’t even liberal. He is right wing with some cutthroat instincts, and happens to be a Democrat. Even Kamala Harris would be better than him. Its a sad sad state of affairs that EVEN STILL, Gavin Newsom is preferable to the other side.
Is it bad that I kinda like Thomas Massie? I wouldn’t say he represents anything close to my ideology, but he strikes me as a legitimate human… a very flawed and doltish human to be sure, but still. I don’t think he is doing what he is doing for lobbyist money or as a grift, and it seems like 95% of people in government fit into one or the other.