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Americans: Never, EVER question again how Hitler came to power in 1933 Germany (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world
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Because you now did it to yourself.

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[–] 33 points 2 years ago (19 children)

It's not though. Voting is not mandatory and voter turnout in the US hovers only around 35-40% of the eligible population, on the high side.

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  • [–] 66 points 2 years ago (14 children)

    The non-voters are also dumb.

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  • [+] -6 points 2 years ago (13 children)

    Hey, that'll get them to vote!

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  • [–] 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    A little late now.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    If a random comment on Lemmy would get a non-voter to vote or not vote then they're pretty weak willed. Not voting should be a conscious decision.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    no but these comments are microcosms of the national discussion harris' campaign just fucking ignored. she made it absolutely impossible for me to say good things about her campaign. the best thing, as demonstrated this last month, people could say about her is 'not trump.' fuck me.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (7 children)

    Maybe we should vote to round them up

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  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    😮‍💨 alright genocide joe. Its time for you to hit the pastures.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    In all honesty, what if there was a refundable tax credit for voting or something similar. Wouldn't even have to be a lot. If you voted, claim $20 or something.

    We'd still have a lot of non voters but I bet some would be swayed by being rewarded for voting

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  • [–] -1 points 2 years ago* (4 children)

    And when those non-voters leave the presidential ticket blank what then? you're focusing on the wrong part; getting people to show up isnt the issue. they'll show up if your candidates are not ass and you have a good ground game.

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

    If they leave it blank, then so be it. Maybe they'll vote quickly on something else on the ballot. Either way, they would be present and more likely to vote. I don't really care if it's dem or rep or abstain. Abstain is a valid choice, but I would prefer it to be clear that that's what they're choosing.

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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    shrug can't help you there. I mean they literally fucking told everyone what was going to happen. And the dnc/harris decided to hold the course instead of you know, including them.

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  • [+] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)
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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Once you take into account registered voters versus eligible citizens, and the turnout of registered voters... It actually comes out to more like 25% of eligible citizens actually voting, and that's on the high side.

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