Mehdi’s Memo on the results of our new poll on Gaza and Iran

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      6 months ago

      I know, our electoral system sucks and is very demoralizing. But giving up completely means letting the fascists win. I refuse to do that.

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              6 months ago

              And yet, their supporters vote all the time. Now why would they do that if it’s so useless? Also, not voting at all is the least you can do.

              • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.world
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                6 months ago

                Because they know there’s more of them than us and can win easily. I’d be a lot more enthused about it if I got results, too.

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                  6 months ago

                  No, there’s actually a lot more of us than them. The combination of gerrymandering and 2 senators per state gives them far more representation than they should have, then add in non-conservative voters being much less likely to vote and they end up with minority rule. But it’s not inevitable - if everyone else voted in the same percentages as they do, they wouldn’t have a majority in Congress or be in the White House ever again.

                  • Semi-Hemi-Lemmygod@lemmy.world
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                    6 months ago

                    If your solution to a problem is “Everyone should just…” then it’s not a solution. Plus it sounds like not only is the controller disconnected, it’s designed to not work even if it is connected.