> Hopefully these 4 years energize people to vote.
This euphemism has to end. I think you mean: "Hopefully these 4 years energize people to vote Democrat".
Why not just say it plainly instead of using supposedly non-partisan language? This neutral phrasing seems to be an appeal to a "silent majority" that agrees with you and disagrees with Republican leadership. What if that silent majority doesn't exist?
You're right in that it's possible that the silent majority doesn't exist.
But personally, the reason I believe it does exist is two-fold:
1. The "My vote won't change anything" rhetoric only ever gets expressed by left-leaning people.
2. Only left-leaning people require endless purity tests for their political candidates and will refuse to vote for anybody that they don't think is the perfect candidate. These are the ones that talk about being fed up for having to choose between the lesser of two evils, then look like a Surprised Pikachu when Trump wins.
> This neutral phrasing seems to be an appeal to a "silent majority" that agrees with you and disagrees with Republican leadership. What if that silent majority doesn't exist?
Then we are on course to lose our spot on top of the world, and I should probably plan to get laid off. Idk, I get what you mean, but not agreeing with Democrats (I don't really agree with them much) and wanting a stable country with a good economy are way different things. I can hold my nose and vote for someone who doesn't actively try to tank the economy, the same way many conservatives (especially religious ones), held their nose and voted for Trump
This euphemism has to end. I think you mean: "Hopefully these 4 years energize people to vote Democrat".
Why not just say it plainly instead of using supposedly non-partisan language? This neutral phrasing seems to be an appeal to a "silent majority" that agrees with you and disagrees with Republican leadership. What if that silent majority doesn't exist?