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A Boring Dystopia
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im basing it on the possibility of both stopping the propaganda and reversing its damage. it just seems like an insurmountable task.
I understand that. It's not something one person can do alone. It won't be easy. I feel it's kind of like voting if everyone played a small part we could make big changes. For example if I could convince 5 people to volunteer and convince 20 people on the fence or unsure about Trump to be against him that could be a good victory. With those numbers we'd only need about 5% of the population to participate in this.
we cant even get 50% to care enough to bother voting.
Sounds like they feel unrepresented by both mainstream political parties. If we replaced First past the post voting, we could have more then 2 viable political parties and maybe then they would vote.
Why wait for the major parties to replace the system that keeps them in power? Why shouldn't the people vote for a third party that truly strives to represent their views? Just because the major parties say they can't, tie things up in the courts, and make up some bullshit to justify it? Why should the people remain committed to a system that sells them out to the highest bidder and erodes their rights no matter who is in power?
How do you know a progressive third party couldn't also sway many Republican voters just as it does Democrat voters, by revealing just how corrupt and ineffective both major parties are, teaching the people how the other parties' answers will fail them and have failed them in the past, and making an honest effort to stand up for working class interests?