i can imagine the protests scared a bunch of rubes.

If ur in a poor community i can imagine "becoming a cop" might be a solution to you, i mean i hear that reason a lot from minority law enforcement.

Also like, between warehouse worker, fast food, cable guy, construction, maybe COP might be more respectable and "worth" doing iunno

  • D61 [any]
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    4 years ago

    I making assumptions here... but...

    If you're told that its irresponsible to abstain from voting, or voting for a third party candidate that actually supports things you agree with and there is pressure to "vote" then you're going to find a reason to justify voting, even when both big party candidates are garbage.

    For the last 20 years, I've been listening to liberals and conservatives talk to their respective communities about the importance of "voting blue/red no matter who." So minorities who are also culturally conservative could just hold their nose and vote for their team.

    Shit, that's pretty much how I've voted for the majority of my adult life. "Any blue will do" and "don't vote your conscience if its for a third party candidate because its a wasted vote" and "not voting at all is voting for the other, badder candidate" and "harm reduction." I don't live in a major city, so with rare exceptions over the years, the little town of barely over 2k people has really short lines for voting.