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> from where I live, the world has drifted away. We aren’t precarious, we’re unnecessary You're not unnecessary. Have you read your local candidates' views? H

> from where I live, the world has drifted away. We aren’t precarious, we’re unnecessary You're not unnecessary. Have you read your local candidates' views? Have you identified the ones with whom you agree? Have you ever run a voter registration drive to help elect them? Or suggested to friends who share your views that they run for local office? You're capable of making change. Putting so much energy into saying you're unnecessary shows you have the time.

thenomad 10y ago
Not entirely sure about the "shows you have the time" part. It doesn't take that long to write a blog post, particularly not a blog post about something you clearly think about a lot and feel passionate about. I'm not convinced that "you had some time to write a blog post" equates to "you have enough time to thoroughly research your local politicians, network with all your neighbours, and if necessary run an entire political campaign."
- studentrob 10y ago
  If a person can maintain a blog with ~40 posts over the last year and a half [1], they can afford to spend some time reading about their local candidates' positions as it relates to issues they care about. Networking is just a Facebook group or page away. People in less developed countries such as Cambodia are mounting campaigns this way [2], and they have lower wages, longer hours, and worse living and working conditions than Americans. People there live under a government that has the longest running dictator in Asia (31 years), yet they show up in droves every chance they get to vote. I'm not attacking the author. I understand the feeling of worthlessness and its effect on your desire to do things. My point is she has the ability to do these things. And, nobody can bestow confidence upon you to act. [1] https://www.google.com/search?client=ubuntu&channel=fs&q=site%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fmorecrows.wordpress.com&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 https://www.google.com/search?client=ubuntu&channel=fs&q=sit... [2] http://sea-globe.com/virtual-democracy-social-media-elections-cambodia-cpp-cnrp/ http://sea-globe.com/virtual-democracy-social-media-election...

thenomad 10y ago

Not entirely sure about the "shows you have the time" part. It doesn't take that long to write a blog post, particularly not a blog post about something you clearly think about a lot and feel passionate about. I'm not convinced that "you had some time to write a blog post" equates to "you have enough time to thoroughly research your local politicians, network with all your neighbours, and if necessary run an entire political campaign."

studentrob 10y ago
If a person can maintain a blog with ~40 posts over the last year and a half [1], they can afford to spend some time reading about their local candidates' positions as it relates to issues they care about. Networking is just a Facebook group or page away. People in less developed countries such as Cambodia are mounting campaigns this way [2], and they have lower wages, longer hours, and worse living and working conditions than Americans. People there live under a government that has the longest running dictator in Asia (31 years), yet they show up in droves every chance they get to vote. I'm not attacking the author. I understand the feeling of worthlessness and its effect on your desire to do things. My point is she has the ability to do these things. And, nobody can bestow confidence upon you to act. [1] https://www.google.com/search?client=ubuntu&channel=fs&q=site%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fmorecrows.wordpress.com&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 https://www.google.com/search?client=ubuntu&channel=fs&q=sit... [2] http://sea-globe.com/virtual-democracy-social-media-elections-cambodia-cpp-cnrp/ http://sea-globe.com/virtual-democracy-social-media-election...