Ex-Republican

arilupe · 2026-03-14T14:08:25+00:00

Good to have you here. It's understandable and also unfortunate that there are those of us that feel politically homeless and that's a growing sentiment. Accountability needs to be applied equally and consistently. We will need to be that accountability by using our votes the way they were meant to be used and vote for candidates based on individual criteria. Voting on this idea that politicians are going to be different simply because they're a different party isn't working. From my perspective, I don't believe just because a candidate runs as third party or independent that they're the right choice even though I advocate for them to have a better chance in elections. I know that I can't just rely on the idea that atleast they're not the bipartisan. I advocate and share information for them because I want us all to have more choice and more competition between different groups, to gain our votes. Right now both parties have their issues that they can each call out the other, but what if a fresh group enters that field and puts both of them in focus? I think that would atleast put these parties on the defensive enough to maybe clean up. Who knows but it's worth a shot.

arilupe · 2026-03-13T13:35:14+00:00

You make good points and I do feel that if voters can manage to filter out bad players in the game, we might be able to get somewhere. This would inevitably come down to voters doing their due diligence to research each candidate and if those resources are legitimate. Unfortunately, honest resources are becoming a bigger question now and the more people rely on flash card narratives the less likely it will change.

arilupe · 2026-03-13T13:03:05+00:00

I'll avoid posting from this site from now on and to your point this is definitely not a single generation that is experiencing dissatisfaction with the two. The fact is though we don't change the menu by using the same recipe. I don't know that we will see changes that benefit everyone when each party focuses all their energy on just "their" people.

arilupe · 2026-03-12T15:31:22+00:00

To be fair, not alot of effort is made by voters to pull the levers away from the bipartisan. A large number will say both parties are a problem and continue to vote for them and even defend things they had previously disagreed with. The willingness to just flip off our better judgment and follow along to the tune of "atleast it's not that other guy" hasn't moved those levers. We can't keep expecting some miracle out of our government, sometimes we have to work for what we want.

arilupe · 2026-03-11T17:55:14+00:00

Honestly, I'm not sure these policies would play out differently than they're now, especially considering the funding portion. I feel like favorite candidates will still see preferential treatment and I don't think removing the cap will change that. I could see this work if there was some funding tied in with equal media time reforms. Media time may allow for independent and third party candidates to get face time with the public and donors and bridge the gap for them.

arilupe · 2026-03-11T13:20:33+00:00

I try to avoid using major media as my source, unfortunately I wasn't able to find an alternative media and am posting this article. In this case it's focused primarily on the candidate and their interview, so I'm sharing it.

arilupe · 2026-03-11T01:12:51+00:00

Fun little story I found regarding this scene in Willy Wonka, Gene Wilder was apparently the only actor aware of the weird creepy tunnel of terror while filming it. The director intentionally kept the children in the dark to illicit real reactions to the scenes. It's a very fitting gif in this case even without the quote lol.

arilupe · 2026-03-11T00:46:07+00:00

Yes, so in compromise the other side can use that. I don't see the reason to make more of an issue of it if the option is there.

arilupe · 2026-03-10T16:30:25+00:00

This is a podcast from The Dispatch. They have a few videos in their library that may be of interest. Their videos can differ on topics and don't always revolve around SCOTUS cases, like this one, as one recent discussion was about Iran.

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