Recognizing the reality of the situation, calling it out as a shit sandwich, and encouraging others to act in the way that reduces harm the most with an actual chance to succeed, is not cognitive dissonance.

The version that I want as current year me? Burn the entire US government to the ground and rebuild it from scratch because it’s rotten to the core.

100% of republicans and 99% of democrats should be in prison (AOC, Bernie, and Ilhan Omar seem to be okay). The 3rd parties that currently exist in the US are either insignificant, beholden to the same bullshit as republicans, or both.

Given how people have reacted to my political commentary in the past, I will not be engaging in this thread any further.