>Vote for the party which is most critical on them.

>Currently Republicans though it used to be the Democrats.

This statement shows the absurdity of a two-party political system. Voting for either party will not change anything. You need to vote for particular politicians, and if that's not possible, then there is no way at all for reform or change.

If you always reliably vote for (Party X) then paradoxically you are less likely to get your concerns addressed because they mainly need swing voters to win elections.

People who switch parties to vote for their pet issue probably have a disproportionate impact on the outcomes, because both parties gain an incentive to take a position on that issue.

> If you always reliably vote for (Party X) then paradoxically you are less likely to get your concerns addressed because they mainly need swing voters to win elections

Nope, they need to mobilize their voters and demobilize the opposition. The media narrative about the importance of swing voters is greatly exaggerated, but it justifies election year media drama like showcasing “undecided voter” panels at debates.

Add to this that the Trump administration had the chance to pardon Assange, and there was a strong and impassioned campaign from his partner (of which he shares 2 children) putting the case forward, but instead they pardoned actual war criminals. So I'm not sure the Republican administration/voter base really cares that much for JA either. The military have to visibly protect their own so they can assure the next gifted killing-machine asset that they can indulge in what they joined up for.

What Republican policies are you referring to? Dems at least have some subgroup willing to defund the police.

Why do you think the FBI embedded itself in a right-wing group and then cooked up the idea to kidnap Governor Whitmer?

You know, the FBI seems to have advanced notice and involvement with a lot of these kinds of plots...including the ones that actually go off. What is it that they're getting done with our tax money anyway?

For the furious downvoters, remember, the FBI habitually preys on the mentally ill to pull shit like this:

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/peteraldhous/fbi-entrap...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/nov/16/fbi-entrapment...

https://www.hrw.org/report/2014/07/21/illusion-justice/human...