is not how you lose elections, it's how you kill nations
at least the malicious stand up and show their malice. you can fight them and defeat them
but what to do about this cancer of mindless cynicism that just bends over and accepts the malice and becomes willing slaves: what the fuck is that? how do you deal with that?
People need proof that their vote actually matters. Far too often, people don't vote because they know their vote barely matters, or doesn't at all. Not just because of the electoral configuration, but because representatives represent donors, which most constituents aren't.
I hit the voting booth for state/local propositions; I vote for president because I'm already there. I live in San Francisco. Once the primary is over, it's hard not to feel like my work is done.
However, I also stump pretty hard for the interstate voting compact. Trying to get some of that power back.
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u/GrumpyWendigo New York Dec 13 '17
this
mindless cynicism like
"both candidates are the same"
or
"my vote doesn't really matter"
etc
is not how you lose elections, it's how you kill nations
at least the malicious stand up and show their malice. you can fight them and defeat them
but what to do about this cancer of mindless cynicism that just bends over and accepts the malice and becomes willing slaves: what the fuck is that? how do you deal with that?
you have to care about your society
if you don't care, you lose, i lose, we all lose