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[–] 23 points 3 days ago (14 children)

I wasn't making a statement one way or another. I was just curious as to how true or false that was.

I'd say you're in the realm of reasonable. 38% turnout is pretty pathetic. So is 55%.

If we're not pushing 85% or more, something is wrong.

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  • [–] 8 points 3 days ago (7 children)

    Do you know why we’re not pushing that percentage? People need to work. Sometimes two jobs, especially somewhere like Mississippi where the minimum wage is still $7.25. People can’t take a day off. Last time I voted in Mississippi, I was in line for 2 hours, and that was at like 11am because I was lucky to have a desk job that let me work from home and understood the importance of voting. Minimum wage jobs do not get that.

    So glad I live in Washington state now where everyone gets their ballot mailed to them 2 weeks in advance. For general elections, we’re about 70-80% turnout.

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  • [–] 0 points 3 days ago (6 children)

    I think preventing police from killing your children justifies missing two hours of work. Especially if it would cause a grand total of $14.50 gross income loss. Or fight to have elections on Sundays, like 80%+ of democracies do.

    But I've spent some time close to France, so it might be their influence.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 days ago* (5 children)

    But if missing two hours of work causes you to lose your minimum wage job, then it's not just a $14.50 loss.

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

    Let me take a screenshot of this comment, it's too perfect.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 days ago* (3 children)

    Screenshoting comments that prove you're an out of touch dumbass is a definitely a choice.

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  • [–] 0 points 1 day ago (2 children)

    Yes. Now, go kiss your bosses butt.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 day ago (1 child)

    I would say something like "Hope you never get put into a situation where you can't financially recover", but you give off strong vibes of someone that's been handed everything in life and armchair coaches.

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  • [–] -1 points 1 day ago

    Yeah, I emigrated twice in my life and had to start from 0 including learning a new language, twice. Tell me more about handing everything. It's hilarious what a victim mentality americans have. "Land of the free", as long as my boss allows it, otherwise "yes sir, whatever you say sir".

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  • [–] 13 points 3 days ago (5 children)

    Thanks because I wanted to say that kind of because it should be like 90-100% ideally, yanno? but I also feel like I might have sounded really racist and don't want to like seem like I'm just changing goal posts or trying to continue being just a jerk.

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  • [–] 12 points 3 days ago (1 child)

    That and imagine the political power they suddenly have if they do start to turn out at 85% while whites are still sitting at 55%.

    Georgia is 33% black, 57% white.

    Georgia's population is 11.3 million, 77.8% 18 and older is 8.79m.

    At the rates in that chart that would be 1.07m black voters, 2.5m white.

    85% black turnout would put them at 2.47m votes.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

    You're a good person, you know. Based solely on this thread, I can see that. 🫶

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