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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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[–] 14 points 3 weeks ago* (13 children)

Check any political thread here or elsewhere and you will hear a regular refrain of "both parties are the same" and "voting doesn't matter because it's all rigged!" A huge percentage of Americans have fallen for that line of bullshit and now don't bother to vote at all no matter what they think is important. It's a sad fact that propaganda works.

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  • [–] 21 points 3 weeks ago (9 children)

    The problem of low voter turnout precedes the Internet. Low voter turnout is a symptom of the problem, it is not the problem itself.

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  • [–] -4 points 3 weeks ago (8 children)

    It's not simple enough to make that statement. You obviously get worse politicians when people don't vote.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

    Yeah, I don't think that's obvious at all. Voter turnout has very rarely been a deciding factor in elections, and the current analysis by researchers is that voter turnout doesn't have partisan benefits. In essence, you get the same politicians regardless of voter turnout.

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  • [–] -5 points 3 weeks ago* (6 children)

    An absolutely ridiculous thing for you to expect people to believe. So fucking transparent what you're doing. Accelerationist bullshit.

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

    LOL. You have no idea what accelerationism is if you think that what I said is in any way related to accelerationism. You're just regurgitating things you've heard without understanding. Here, do some reading:

    https://www.uniteamerica.org/articles/report-most-americans-votes-dont-matter-in-deciding-elections

    https://www.nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/does-high-voter-turnout-help-one-party

    https://www.chicagobooth.edu/review/forcing-people-vote-doesnt-change-outcome

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

    Ignore this shit and go vote today.

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  • [–] -4 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Yup, it's election season, time for every .ml user to make sure DT stays in office

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  • [–] 1 point 3 weeks ago

    y-yeah? You know he's not actually on the ballot right?

    Unless you seriously believe that a Dem majority in both branches would result in impeachment proceedings which...they had four years to get his ass in jail, I don't think they'd even be able to remove him in two.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 weeks ago

    What's funny is all of the comments that have substantial upvotes and support don't have those two strawman arguments. I actually have seen anyone claim that the votes are rigged (that would be a MAGA pedophile). And no one has reduced any argument down to "both sides are the same"

    A duopoly does not mean both parties are the same

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