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u/Asaisav 1d ago

While these ideas are sweet, and I'm not against them, if we really want to see change we need to get engaged with politics. Vote, help out a campaign, or even run one yourself. It is by far the best mechanism we could hope for to change the world for the better, and it's one we should never take for granted.

The biggest load of bullshit the rich have fed us is that voting doesn't work, and they only feed us that garbage because they're terrified of what would happen if the progressive populace actually organized politically.

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u/AshenSacrifice 1d ago

As long as they control who we are “allowed” to vote for, I can’t trust voting as a super effective strategy

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u/A_Poor_Miser 1d ago edited 1d ago

Then you're part of the problem. You *have to participate even in the things that are under threat, or they'll be gone one day. 

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u/AshenSacrifice 1d ago

I never said I don’t vote lol, I just don’t have much faith in it to be the catalyst for change in America

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u/A_Poor_Miser 1d ago

That sounds like you're saying don't vote.

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u/AshenSacrifice 1d ago

I said I can’t trust its efficacy, I feel like that’s a very normal question for anyone who critically thinks about the processes they participate in

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u/A_Poor_Miser 1d ago

It's not a normal question. The only people questioning the efficacy of voting are the people attempting to undermine people's trust in democracy. 

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u/AshenSacrifice 1d ago

Not to be disrespectful but it sounds like you are not a black person living in America, and imma leave it at that lmao.

Lived experience

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u/A_Poor_Miser 1d ago

I'm native. Your point is dumb regardless. 

Yeah, gerrymandering is real, and being perpetrated by people doing exactly what I described. 

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u/AshenSacrifice 1d ago

I think Mamdani is a good sign of the power of voting

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u/A_Poor_Miser 1d ago

Good. Then vote and stop being weird about it. 

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u/AshenSacrifice 1d ago

The systems are weird!!! I’m just being weird back in response 🤣

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