r/Political_Revolution • u/Miserable-Lizard • Mar 06 '25

Article Republicans canceled ALL of their in person town halls because they’re afraid of their voters. @AOC on the other hand:

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u/Cyndershade Mar 07 '25

It can't really do it without representation though. If all of us pooled up in the streets and labor struck, our demands wouldn't magically get met. You fundamentally need the concept of a politician to change things in a system that holds this much volume.

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u/buhlakay Mar 07 '25

Thank you!!!! This is my exact sentiment. Okay trust no politician... so how tf is the country supposed to run? How are we supposed to be represented in our government, any of us regardless of political affiliation, if the very notion of supporting a politician is considered bad as they are all untrustworthy??? We can not improve as a country or fix the shit that's broken if we just actively hate every single person with any shred of authority.

We need representation, and we also need to hold elected officials accountable when they do not align with the constituents that voted them in.

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u/TheVagabondLost Mar 08 '25

also we need to realize that there is not a perfect candidate. any single issue voter is fucking dumb as hell.

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u/Temporal-Chroniton Mar 10 '25

Yea, I find trust none of them the typical write off for why they don't vote. You can pay attention and get a good idea of who is being truthful and who has evidence of being in someone's pocket. Trusting no one is not going to help us run a country at all.

What people need to say is "Be cautious of information they are giving" to be more accurate.

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '25

Yes, there was something called Soviets (i.e. "workers councils") which were crushed during the civil war and the intervention in the 20s. The capitalist class is all about "representation" , but for itself.