🇺🇸TO THE “VOTE BLUE NO MATTER WHO” CROWD: There is an extraordinary amount of privilege in demanding that working-class Americans continue to put their faith in a political establishment that has repeatedly betrayed them. You want our votes? Then EARN them. You don't get to fund endless wars, bow to corporate donors, protect billionaires, abandon working families, watch Wall Street devour our communities, and then lecture us about our moral obligation to vote for you. Our votes are not your birthright. Our loyalty is not your property. And our fear is not your political strategy. Being slightly less awful than the other guy is not a vision for America. It's an admission of your own political bankruptcy. And here's what terrifies the political establishment most: The moment people stop voting out of fear is the moment politicians have to start earning their votes. If you can betray your voters, ignore their demands, serve your wealthy donors, and STILL count on their unconditional support, what possible incentive do you have to change? NONE. That's not democracy. That's political extortion. I refuse to be held hostage by the failures of one political party and the threat of another. Give us something worth voting FOR instead of endlessly telling us what we must vote AGAINST. And if you can't do that, get the hell out of the way. THE PEOPLE DON'T OWE THE PARTIES A DAMN THING. THE PARTIES OWE EVERYTHING TO THE PEOPLE. 🎯 commondreams.org/opinion/vot…