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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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[–] LeighWeighTacoma@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago (1 child)

Voting matters. So does fighting for rights. It's not one or the other.

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[–] Yuccagnocchiyaki@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Can you find where in history people voted themselves out of fascism? I think there was on case in central America but they kicked out because the leader died

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