bonus points if you get banned for sharing it

i'll start: most "vote blue no matter who" liberals are actually good people (not including terminally online liberals as anyone who is terminally online is a bad person)

  • SwitchyWitchyandBitchy [she/her]
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    1 year ago

    Leftists should vote and participate in “democracy” whenever it’s possible to do so without causing further harm. Yeah I know it won’t prevent fascism from taking over but anything that will delay it even slightly is a good thing. And I’m immediately suspicious of anybody who pushes not voting as part of an op.

    • 420blazeit69 [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      If voting does absolutely nothing else, it shuts down libs who shut off their brain if you tell them you don't vote. Shit, at least lie about voting.

    • LeylaLove [she/her, love/loves]
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      1 year ago

      Agreed. Especially local politics. Is voting a joke? Yes. But Trump's election brought a new wave of right-wing extremists that are far more dangerous. Not voting seems accelerationist. Modern republicans are actively trying to subvert democracy in clear ways like kicking out reps. The Republicans wouldn't be playing the game if it weren't worth playing.

    • NewLeaf
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      1 year ago

      Also, as much as I don't really believe in electoralism, I do think it makes a difference locally. Do they cheat too? Probably. Will they just keep running the same damn millage or referendum over and over until it passes? Probably. We got shafted on that in my county with a big, dumb civic center that nobody uses.

      I go vote because it's easy. I also get to write in whoever I want if I don't like my options.

    • SpiderFarmer [he/him]
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      1 year ago

      Totally vouching for this. Wisconsin wasn't too far off from a High Speed rail until scotty fucked everything to hell. He got voted out in place of a milquetoast Democrat and things have really been steadily getting better in some areas.