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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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Remember, the most constructive thing you can do is get mad at other, equally powerless people like yourself! This is how political change happens.
Remember! People aren't powerless! Voting is a power! Not voting is not how political change happens
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
It really does baffle me that some people think a lack of an effort will bring about change.
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.
A vote not used is a vote for oppression. Get out an organize, run for election, etc. change is still possible
Getting out and organizing strikes/protests and building third-party grassroots political movements are absolutely great suggestions; neither are voting. Both of them require a significant amount of additional effort than voting. In fact, you may even notice that one requires money, and the other often implies a threat of further violence.
A large reason we are in this is because Americans see voting as the be-all end-all to their political participation. It is the absolute weakest tool to actually enact change in the U.S. political system.
Yes, voting isn't the only action. As a union steward, I'm well aware. People should use multiple tools, but at a MINIMUM people need to vote(as long as we remain mildly democratic).
It is a very strong tool in preventing down sliding.
The russian people get to vote. How is that is working out for them?
They "get to vote". Their votes don't actually matter, at all. We are not yet in a position like Russia's.
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.
Harris wouldn't cut osha lmfao they're n5it the same
Never said they would do the same thing. I said neither of the represent our interests.