• Frank J. Zamboni@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    Voting for the GOP will make things happen but in the wrong direction. Driving off a cliff while still moving is not very desirable in my book.

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      1 year ago

      The issue is turnout.

      I always vote, because I’m lucky enough to get paid time off work for it and little to no wait time.

      Some people have to take a day off work and wait 4-8 hours in line.

      We could sit around and complain about nonvoters, or we can try to increase voter engagement. But the party needs to make that choice too, and they’re not really great at the second option.

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      1 year ago

      That’s the rub though. Trump makes people feel like they are doing something. That is far more motivating and powerful of a reason to vote for him than voting for Biden, who is the equivalent of sitting in traffic.

      People want the country to fucking do something. Even if it is driving off a cliff.

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      1 year ago

      People don’t have to vote for trump if they are disillusioned, they just don’t vote. If someone has to take a day off of work when they are already struggling for people who dont do shit for them in either direction, then why go vote? And i know what you are going to say, but maybe you should blame the system and fight it (cause you need more then just voting anyway) then the people who are being beaten by the system trying to survive. It honestly it amazing to me that people like you cannot fathom the apathy and lack of energy as the real issue. For some people it is a big issue to vote because of the systematic issues put before them, because Republicans and Establishment Dems alike know that if they vote they loose. Do you think i want trump to win? Im a Nonbinary autistic living with my trans wife. But you better fucking believe im going to call out the dems for this bullshit. If they fought just as hard against anyone slightly progressive from getting on ballots as they did for people to vote more easily then things would be different, but they enjoy their money just as much as the Republicans, their grift is just nicer in comparison to literal nazis. And they use that against us over and over but in 2016 they miscalculated (of course they did they are more out of touch each year). I hope a Republican doesn’t win but im not going to be shocked if they do and the dems are more to blame for this then voters who can’t vote for a variety of reasons.