blackbearjesus27

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 hours ago

This is real defeatist.

There are absolutely people who will not vote no matter what. But folks are being actively disenfranchised and making it easy to vote by a proven secure method has become a political issue because a few who have power wield it without responsibility. Hell, if Election Day was a national holiday (as in, EVERYTHING is closed or by law folks are able to take time off to vote with proof of doing so) you’d probably see a substantial bump alone.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Somehow I don’t think ICE would be raiding cities en masse while actively trying to skirt the constitution, the world would have gone into a massive economic tailspin, or we’d see the US close to entering yet another war in the Middle East justified by a complete lack of evidence.

[–] [email protected] 71 points 7 hours ago (10 children)

And yet, about half of voting Americans will actively ignore those impulses and choose a party that openly campaigns on tax reductions while it drums up fears surrounding issues they largely agree with (when presented in a non-partisan context) so does it really matter what they say?

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They can kill unarmed civilians after starving them for months.

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 month ago (3 children)

You sure it wasn’t when we had the balls to write that all men are created equal while simultaneously denying the rights of anyone who wasn’t a rich man?

Like I know it was a different time but the plot was lost long ago.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

He has extremely valid points about ultra processed foods. That’s about it