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I have problems with people who abstained. The hard thing is, how do you change voter behavior?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (4 children)

Remember! People aren't powerless! Voting is a power! Not voting is not how political change happens

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

that's a good point

I wonder what would happen if the Democrats tried to activate those chronic non-voters, rather than trying to flip those moderate republicans i keep being told are real

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It really does baffle me that some people think a lack of an effort will bring about change.

[–] Rekorse 4 points 1 month ago (51 children)

Removing your support from a party you previously supported is an effort to bring about change. Evidenced by the democrats trying to figure out how to get people to vote for them again.

I bet you think divorce is a bad thing too.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Divorce isn’t something from nothing, so I’m not too sure what that false equivalency is supposed to do for you.

You cannot expect action from inaction.

[–] Rekorse 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Its the same type of situation: would you make the best of a bad situation or blow it up? Would you vote for the lesser evil or abstain/vote third party?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I guess you never just ignored a toddler... lots of action comes from that inaction.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Voting is a power that has been consistently weakened for the past four decades in the United States, and is completely useless in a two party system with two captured parties. Political change has historically been accomplished with money and violence; it is extraordinarily rare for countries to vote themselves out of the slide to fascism.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The russian people get to vote. How is that is working out for them?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They "get to vote". Their votes don't actually matter, at all. We are not yet in a position like Russia's.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

When all we can vote for are one of two people who don't represent us, but instead represent themselves and the rich... I would say we are close enough.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Harris wouldn't cut osha lmfao they're n5it the same

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Never said they would do the same thing. I said neither of the represent our interests.