Which party would you vote for in 2040 America?

[LBJer]

I voted for the Soviet Communist Party, purely because it was the one that seemed the least repugnant to me--which isn't saying much at all.  I would have voted for the Abortionist party if it didn't advocate legalizing the extermination of newborn babies.  

[TheReckoning]

None of these. The Conservatives for truth would be the least of the evils, but as an LGBTQ+ atheist, I'd be voting against my own morals.

Imagine believing the religious right has anything tangible against those who wish to abstain from sexual activity.

Asexuality =/= celibacy

In practice, they are the same.

Celibacy = Consciously choosing to abstain from sex or marriage

Asexuality = Having little to no sexual attraction toward either sex. Some asexuals are ok with sex, but the attraction just isn't there, while some aren't. Also, romantic attraction is different from sexual attraction in that it's about who they'd have a relationship with or date vs. have sex with. Some asexuals can still be heteroromantic (I have a friend who is a heteroromantic ace), homoromantic, biromantic, aromantic, etc. Some asexuals do get married and some even have kids.

Even still, I don’t see how the religious right would have any problem with a person who lacks sexual attraction towards people. Even if it’s some really weird denomination that thinks everyone is purposed to marry and have a family, as you said, ace people get married and have kids all the time,

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

None of these. The Conservatives for truth would be the least of the evils, but as an LGBTQ+ atheist, I'd be voting against my own morals.

Imagine believing the religious right has anything tangible against those who wish to abstain from sexual activity.

Asexuality =/= celibacy

In practice, they are the same.

Celibacy = Consciously choosing to abstain from sex or marriage

Asexuality = Having little to no sexual attraction toward either sex. Some asexuals are ok with sex, but the attraction just isn't there, while some aren't. Also, romantic attraction is different from sexual attraction in that it's about who they'd have a relationship with or date vs. have sex with. Some asexuals can still be heteroromantic (I have a friend who is a heteroromantic ace), homoromantic, biromantic, aromantic, etc. Some asexuals do get married and some even have kids.

Even still, I don’t see how the religious right would have any problem with a person who lacks sexual attraction towards people. Even if it’s some really weird denomination that thinks everyone is purposed to marry and have a family, as you said, ace people get married and have kids all the time,

You'd be surprised. There are reasons in Orthodox Jewish theology to be extremely suspicious of anything other than actual unfeigned physical desire for one's spouse, the whole "Quiverfull" thing on the harder edge of Evangelicalism, currents within Catholicism and Eastern Orthodoxy that take the idea of vocation as sacrifice to a ridiculous extreme indistinguishable from just wanting what's worst for everybody, and, of course, people who are just hostile to the "identity" framework of sexuality in general and reflexively reject any terminology that that framework produces even if the term itself has no tendency towards condoning unsanctioned behavior.

[RFayette]

They're all bad, but I'd vote Conservatives For Truth just as a vote against the others

[GregTheGreat657]

The Confederate Communist Coalition is easily the worst of these parties

[morgieb]

Abortionists because this system would make me want to kill myself.

[Kahane's Grave Is A Gender-Neutral Bathroom]

*Me in Canada*

lol look at those Americans

[HillGoose]

we're probably gonna look back at this in 2040 and think this looked optimistic. if we even still have computers, or any of us are alive at all.


everything always gets worse forever

[Schiff for Senate]

I started reading your post by thinking, "Okay, not that first party," then "Not that second one"...by the time I reached the fifth one I was hoping for some type of sanity, but then there were only Marxist parties (EDIT: there was also some other creepy anarchist party) and that's when I realized it was a mistake to open this thread.


Honestly, I'd create my own, centrist eighth party which I think would win over a lot of support from those who are sane and might even win a lot of elections.

[Dr. MB]

I started reading your post by thinking, "Okay, not that first party," then "Not that second one"...by the time I reached the fifth one I was hoping for some type of sanity, but then there were only Marxist parties (EDIT: there was also some other creepy anarchist party) and that's when I realized it was a mistake to open this thread.


Honestly, I'd create my own, centrist eighth party which I think would win over a lot of support from those who are sane and might even win a lot of elections.

That’s not the point of this exercise. “Sane centrism” isn’t one of the given options. This hypothetical society is clearly on edge with so many murderous factions fighting for control. You’ll be a sheep in a den of wolves. I’d urge you to reconsider.

[Schiff for Senate]

I started reading your post by thinking, "Okay, not that first party," then "Not that second one"...by the time I reached the fifth one I was hoping for some type of sanity, but then there were only Marxist parties (EDIT: there was also some other creepy anarchist party) and that's when I realized it was a mistake to open this thread.


Honestly, I'd create my own, centrist eighth party which I think would win over a lot of support from those who are sane and might even win a lot of elections.

That’s not the point of this exercise. “Sane centrism” isn’t one of the given options. This hypothetical society is clearly on edge with so many murderous factions fighting for control. You’ll be a sheep in a den of wolves. I’d urge you to reconsider.

I guess that last one, then, because it's not wrong about how bad the human race has been for the world.

[Person Man]

This sounds like a bad Netflix movie.

[Vice President Christian Man]

I'd choose Conservatives For Truth as I'm a Christian, but these are some horrible choices. Our current era of negativity must've greatly accelerated to the point where there is no such thing as democracy or common understanding.

[Vice President Christian Man]

I started reading your post by thinking, "Okay, not that first party," then "Not that second one"...by the time I reached the fifth one I was hoping for some type of sanity, but then there were only Marxist parties (EDIT: there was also some other creepy anarchist party) and that's when I realized it was a mistake to open this thread.


Honestly, I'd create my own, centrist eighth party which I think would win over a lot of support from those who are sane and might even win a lot of elections.

We may disagree on some issues, but I think your centrist party would be preferable in this situation.

[Person Man]

I started reading your post by thinking, "Okay, not that first party," then "Not that second one"...by the time I reached the fifth one I was hoping for some type of sanity, but then there were only Marxist parties (EDIT: there was also some other creepy anarchist party) and that's when I realized it was a mistake to open this thread.


Honestly, I'd create my own, centrist eighth party which I think would win over a lot of support from those who are sane and might even win a lot of elections.

That’s not the point of this exercise. “Sane centrism” isn’t one of the given options. This hypothetical society is clearly on edge with so many murderous factions fighting for control. You’ll be a sheep in a den of wolves. I’d urge you to reconsider.

An annoying wolf pack.

[MR DARK BRANDON]

Ugh. Conservatives for truth I guess, they are the only somewhat normal one

[American2020]

It'd be so crazy.

[Fetterman my beloved]

PLM seems like the best option IMO, and that’s saying a lot.