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[–] 7 points 2 weeks ago (6 children)

There's a very good reason for the sentiment and why people feel such a sense of dejection and apathy. Then it gets met with smug ripostes like the "bOtH sIdEs" spongetext shit or plain mockery as if it's something that just appeared out of nowhere.

It's just typical Democrat arrogance assuming that they are entitled to peoples votes without having to offer any material change, it also ties into why progressive and leftist candidates have to struggle to break through because they're fighting their own party first and foremost before they even get to fighting Republicans.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

    Yeah, I can honestly empathize with the people who believe this. Everything feels exhausting, overwhelming, and like nothing will ever change. Unfortunately for the people of that opinion though, NOT voting will ensure nothing changes. Or rather, that you had no hand in changing anything. Because everything will change eventually for good or bad.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

    Not even that is true. Women fought for the right to vote without voting and they won. Black people fought for the right to vote without voting and they won. Voting doesn't change anything, it turns out. What changes things is when politicians writ large stand to lose something bigger than their seat, like control over society.

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  • [–] -3 points 2 weeks ago* (1 child)

    Hello three day old account trying to dissuade voter turnout! If progressives and leftists voted in primaries we'd have a progressive leftist Democratic party, but progressives and leftists don't vote for the most part. But you know that since you're not here in good faith anyway. The phrase "typical democrat arrogance" gives you away, gotta stop using your fox news terms MAGAt.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 weeks ago

    Hello three day old account

    I've been on Lemmy for longer than your account has existed, account age doesn't mean anything.

    trying to dissuade voter turnout

    No I'm not. You're just reading what you want to read.

    If progressives and leftists voted in primaries we'd have a progressive leftist Democratic party, but progressives and leftists don't vote for the most part.

    Complete nonsense.

    But you know that since you're not here in good faith anyway.

    That's rich coming from you with this complete stinker of a comment.

    The phrase "typical democrat arrogance" gives you away, gotta stop using your fox news terms MAGAt.

    lol pure desperation.

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