Dear centrists, who the fudge do you think you're convincing?

 This one is gonna be a blurb, but I post on a lot of progressive forums and subreddits, and given we're heading toward election time, I'm seeing a lot of antagonism from centrists. Ya know, the "blue no matter who" types who actually LIKE Hillary and Biden for some reason, and support "pragmatism" and "incremental change" and seem to make it their life mission to crap on progressives. These guys come in from their spaces and start going on about how Marianne Williamson can't win, and we shouldn't even try, and blah blah blah.

And I have a very clear message for these people. 

SCREW OFF!

Really, who the fudge do you think you're convincing? you're just pissing people off. And even worse, your obnoxious behavior is just driving progressives to the point that when it comes to "party unity" and "voting blue no matter who", WE'RE NOT GOING TO WANT TO? Because who would wanna unite with such obnoxious butthats gloating and rubbing their victory in our face? Seriously, do you not understand that? YOU'RE PISSING US OFF!

Ya know? I voted green in both 2016 and 2020. In 2016, I went into the election cycle wanting to vote for democrats. But, as these guys started pushing Hillary on us, and started going on about how Bernie isn't gonna win and blah blah blah, but we totally need to vote for the democrats no matter what, right?, I honestly just got turned off.

Because here's the thing, YOU'RE NOT OWED VOTES! You have to EARN THEM. And this kind of antagonism just makes us NOT want to vote for you guys...just to make a point. Seriously, for all of your screeching and going on about how Trump is such a threat and blah blah blah, you're LITERALLY ALIENATING PEOPLE, DO YOU NOT UNDERSTAND THAT?!

Seriously, it's like reverse psychology. You try to force us to do something while being so obnoxious, and it makes us NOT wanna do it, JUST TO SPITE YOU! 

And ya know, I've been seriously considering going blue no matter who this election cycle. I honestly think, given January 6th and his authoritarian tendencies, and given DeSantis and his authoritarian tendencies, that voting GOP IS a mistake, I actually kinda sorta agree with you. But as you crap on us for supporting Marianne Williamson and screeching about how we need to learn our lesson from previous elections and it's our fault abortion rights got over turned and blah blah blah, once again, YOU'RE PISSING US OFF. 

Seriously, you realize that right? I'm LITERALLY LESS LIKELY TO SUPPORT YOU, IF YOU GET IN MY FACE AND TRY TO VOTER SHAME ME. THIS IS A COMPLETELY INEFFECTIVE TACTIC. IF ANYTHING IT BACKFIRES AND MAKES ME LESS LIKELY TO DO WHAT YOU WANT.

So please, for all of our sakes, SHUT THE FRICK UP! Stop getting in peoples' faces and antagonizing them for daring not like Biden, and daring not like establishment democrats, and daring to support Marianne Williamson. Because this is a democracy. You aren't owed support, you have to earn it, and if people wanna run alternative candidates, you have to respect that. If you don't respect that, then people have no reason to respect you and vote for your candidates. Seriously, if you don't respect us, then we aren't gonna respect you, we're not gonna fall in line behind Biden when the time comes, and you'll lose elections. Plain and simple.