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  • arrow74@lemmy.ziptoPolitical Memes@lemmy.worldTis the season
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    1 day ago

    Voting takes like an hour every 2 years, it’s really not that hard. And yes on election day some areas have very long lines, but everywhere has some form of mail ballot and/or early voting.

    It’s so easy there’s no reason not to go do it. I’ve spent more time switching a license at the DMV than voting has ever taken.

    Also not a single one of those movements existed in a political vacuum. The threat of violence did exist, but so did the threat of politicians losing their positions. Honestly outside of the labor movements/skirmishes everything else you listed existed well within election politics. The movements were absolutely necessary to effect change, but not an either/or situation by any measure. Both was necessary


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    Almost like the presidential primary isn’t the only primary. The rise of the DSA is showing what primaries can do. And listen I’m not saying they’re perfect and will fix everything, but their a whole hell of a lot better than the options we’ve had.

    Also don’t misunderstand you are right about Bernie and well the whole not having a presidential primary, but there’s no reason you can’t try to use the tools available within the system to marginally improve the circumstances of the working class AND pursue more radical action. You can do both




  • I hate hallway interactions so much. I even enjoy talking to people and socializing. Put me in a bar with the same people I pass in the hallway and we’ll have a nice chat, but as soon as they are in the hallway I’m so nervous and tense.

    I think it’s the situation being undefined and I don’t want to bother people if they have somewhere to go