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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Self-fulfilling_prophecy
If no one votes because they don't think they can win, they're right. Vote anyway, you never know, you might unseat a local candidate and begin making incremental progress. And to be honest, the local level is always going to be more impactful on your day to day life anyway.
But if you don't cast the vote, you're going to be in the minority forever, along with everyone else who agrees with you and does the same.
Counter opinion.
Win, lose, it doesn't matter.
Voting is a pressure release valve that allows the status quo to exist.
It tricks the population into thinking it has an ounce of control over a country that serves it corporations
Voting is misdirection of the masses. It's the wrong answer to the wrong question.
While you are directing your anger at the citizen voters on the other team, or the people not voting, the lobbyists are the people with the real greenbacked votes that actually count.
So what's your solution? Do nothing and let the fascists take over? Start a revolution that will (at best) get put down quickly and nothing changes?
The only way to really show force is to do a general strike, but no one has the community support networks to outlast the capital class to get shit done. So for now, we either vote to keep shit from spiralling or we give in and accept the boot.
Spoken from a place of privilege, where the consequences of your choice don't affect those around you. It matters to me who wins and loses, because one person winning means the rest of us lose and may not have a chance again. I have people I love who may not have rights in a year or two depending on how things play out.
But hey, I guess that part doesn't matter to you.
Don't feed the troll. knock knock is no different than the subject of this thread.
Thanks for the heads up. Between their reply and looking through their comments, I can see you're right.
Don't fall for the misdirection. Sure, vote. But don't belive it changes anything.
Take the occupy wall street approach, not the BLM approach.
Yes yes yes. A one day strike. A one hour strike. A Japanese bus driver refuse fares strike (if applicable).
My disillusion sees this as both easy to do and damaging because that's all people do once every 4 years. Dur. I did my part, I voted.
You don't need privilege to observe when your vote doesn't matter.
It doesn't matter who wins or loses because the corporatocracy wins if the wheel lands on red or blue.
Misdirection again, although this time with serious side effects. The bigger the difference between the parties in social policies, the smaller the difference in economic policies. Corporatocracy wins either way.
This is incredibly not the time to be worrying solely about the corporatocracy. We are very close to armed men kicking in doors and putting bags over people's heads.
Ironically, the corporatocracy will stop that from happening, at least on a large scale.
Profits need to be maintained.
The corporatocracy has bred a monster in right-wing fascism, a monster which historically they have often failed to maintain control of. I wouldn't trust them to be able to manage this one. If Trump wins, or seizes power, they'll have the tiger by the tail.
I don't fear Trump. He's too stupid to be a dangerous tiger. He measures himself in TV ratings.
I do fear the people who control Trump, and now have a blueprint for indefinite control.
I fear the mob who listens to Trump.
Democracy is not perfect but it's the system you have and voting is how you participate.
Corporatocracy is the system we have and money is how you participate. The only laws that are passed are ones that benefit corporations.
Have a potato Boris
https://publicintegrity.org/politics/state-politics/copy-paste-legislate/you-elected-them-to-write-new-laws-theyre-letting-corporations-do-it-instead/
Yeah this is bullshit and I question the sincerity of anyone saying this. We know empirically that areas that tend to vote left-wing have a harder experience in voting compared to areas that don't. If voting didn't matter there wouldn't be a targeted effort since 1865 to make it more difficult for some groups over other groups.
People have quite literally risked getting into sent to federal, rape in the shower, prison for decades to prevent black people from voting. You don't do that if you think voting doesn't matter.
I'm not denying many people care about voting. I'm saying due to corporatocracy it is irrelevant.
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. Your vote is important.
Hey good job not responding at all to what I wrote. I am definitely convinced now
You wrote about "ancient" history. Your points were correct but irrelevant.
It doesn't matter who wins if the corporations have bought both sides.
No
Yes, unfortunately. The corporatocracy wins.
But socially there is certainly a difference and voting does matter. But that is a distraction.
Are you going to not respond to what I wrote or spew your opinion?
I responded.
No you didn't and I am done wasting time with you