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If So Many Americans Care About Climate, Why Don’t They Vote Like It? 11.2 million. That’s the number of Americans who rank climate as a their top priority but didn’t vote in the 2024 US elections (coveringclimatenow.org)
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[–] 39 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

Yeah but it’s peak lib to blame voters for not voting hard enough, instead of demanding the bare minimum from those in power.

SMH

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

    Instead of? You know it's both, right? On public forums, you're talking to voters so the proper action is encouraging their vote. When you make demands of those in power, you should be writing them directly, or congregating with others in protests that they'll actually see.

    What possible benefit do you get from making demands of people in power in the places they aren't?

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  • [–] 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    The people in power don't need to be informed more about what people want. They already know, they just don't care.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

    In many cases, yeah absolutely. In others, the crazy side is a lot more vocal so that's who the candidates cater too. Squeaky wheels and all that.

    But my point stands, making demands only has a chance of accomplishing anything if you actually make them to the subject in question. Going to random forums, especially here, and making demands of politicians is silly at best, counterproductive at worst.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago

    Things like, no more foreign wars, getting corruption out of office and government, free healthcare, free education, and reigning in corporations is supported by about 75-85% in our country.

    Which parties run on those?

    Not which one should we hope and vote for that will deliver, because right now, their promise is to "restore affordable care act tax credits" " address affordability" and "going after crooks"

    Are we going to claim that the last two platitudes MEAN something?

    If that is what so many Americans want, WHO IS THE DNC BASE?

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