Bernie Sanders, man is always on the right side of history, just wish he fought harder against the dem party

At a local level my city in the UK took our Metrolink (tram) and bus services back under council control and I like our mayor as he seems to get things done.

An a national level, I don’t know think ever, we were meant to get HS2 (high speed rail) and that was canned after spending billions.

I was having trouble providing proof of residence for voting in a local election.

I went to the politician’s office, explained my situation. They scanned what ID I did have and helped me get registered to vote.

Can’t say that I ever have. But with how many people are covered, even locally, it may be a fools errand to hope for a person like that.

Generally speaking, local has been pretty decent even if I don’t always get what I’d like. Let’s just say Cop City kinda tainted everyone.

I live in a fairly small, poor, remote suburb of my city’s district. The city is divided into districts, with a representative for each district, and the power of the city government is largely in the hands of these representatives. My neighborhood is part of a district that, due to geography, is mostly very separated from us (think like a long thin line sticking way out of the main body of the district with my neighborhood on the end of it).

Certain city boards were trying to make up revenue by taxing our neighborhood specifically in various ways. We were obviously furious about it. We have regularly scheduled community town halls, like all the districts, and our rep shows up at them.

The town hall after the taxation proposal was released was scheduled to run from 3pm to 6pm. It lasted until well after midnight.

My district rep stayed there the whole time, obviously exhausted but still asking questions and opinions of the speakers and making promises. He promised to do something about it. And sure enough, within a month, the city boards backtracked on the taxation scheme.

We’re a poor neighborhood, and we’re not super numerous either. He didn’t have to help us, he could have sacrificed us to subsidize the main body of the district. But he didn’t, he stayed all night and then went and fought for us in the city government. He later went on to higher offices at the state and federal level.

Also, I once accidentally touched the Mayor’s boob at a party rally, so that could count I guess.

Went to a demonstration in support of Ukraine and our president was there as a speaker. That was nice.

I’ve never felt fully represented.

There is this one guy that represented me well for the last 6 years. While he was running the party things were good. From then on things went a bit downhill. He is still there and doing a good job though.

Jeremy Corbyn, 2019 UK election. He lost due to several factors but especially sabotage from within his own party and a corrupt media. Apparently it’s all well documented in this 3 part series though I’ve never had the heart to watch it.

Never.

Vermin Supreme comes close to treating the corporate state with the respect it deserves, but there’s no leadership under all that absurdity.

Tammy Baldwin from Wisconsin, proud lesbian and represented Wisconsin well

The platform that best supports my concerns is that of the US Green Party.

Unfortunately, it has far to go to represent that platform in any effective way. No possibly effective leader that I know of has ever emerged for it. (The current, so-called leader has zero presence anytime, anywhere.) If it could become at least -somewhat- sizeable, it could outreach its size in two-party deadlocks by trading deciding votes for concessions.

Kevin Rudd.

Then the great backstab/overthrow calamity began.

Oh yeah, talking about Australia here.

Hard truth: In democracy you get the politicians you deserve. It’s right in the name. If you don’t feel represented, it’s not their fault, it’s yours. The politicians are only there because you and your fellow citizens put them there. Rhetoric of “them and us” is irrelevant because they are you. It’s the “self” in “self-government”.

Sure, this won’t be popular. Lots of excuses will be offered as to why voters are responsible for nothing and this alien blob of “politicians” is to blame for everything. It’s always easier to avoid responsibility, and what simpler a target than politicians? But alas the logic is watertight.

Obviously Bernie. That’s my dude, but I’ll admit to another that turned sour.

Mother fucking Fetterman.

He’s local to me, and hearing about everything he did as mayor just made him sound like an awesome guy. Living in a foreclosed car dealership, seriously improved living conditions for the poor, hoodie and jeans, tattoos honoring people he never met, he just sounded like somebody I could relate with.

Well, then he had a stroke, joined the Senate and has been embarrassing himself and me ever since. 🤦🏻‍♂️