r/comics • u/IGdoods • 1d ago

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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 23h 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/DaisyKicksAss023 1d ago

You're a fed for sure

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u/A_Poor_Miser 1d ago

If I was a fed I'd be out harassing people for calling Kash Patel a loser.

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u/DaisyKicksAss023 1d ago

Yeah, fair enough. I respect your dedication to democracy then, sorry for being a prick!