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Apparently, my earlier message did not resonate: To be absolutely clear, this mess we are in is a function of money in politics, voters not seeing a choice the
by ddingus 7y ago
Apparently, my earlier message did not resonate:
To be absolutely clear, this mess we are in is a function of money in politics, voters not seeing a choice they feel good about, and a general trend toward more authoritarian norms.
In any election, voters can and will do one of the following:
Vote Major Party
Vote other
No Vote
In the last election, a large number of Americans did not have a choice they felt worthy of a vote.
Blaming them does all of us ZERO good. Fear, blame and shame politics do not work to GOTV.
We can have a discussion about how we got here, and I think that makes sense to do.
It's too easy to just "blame the stupid people", as if that's all there is to any of this.
- lazyasciiart 7y agoMy guess is that 'half the country' in that comment was supposed to refer to Trump voters, not non-voters.
- ddingus 7y agoThat's not half the country.
- lazyasciiart 7y agoNo, but it's a pretty common mistake and makes more sense than it being the ones who didn't vote.
- ddingus 7y agoWell, even then I do not know how much better. People, who do not see a net positive in either choice may protest, or gamble. Last election that kind of thing definitely happened. Now, the subtle bit: GOP primary picks are of the voters. Dem ones are not. Party won in court asserting it's right to just select regardless of what voters do. Secondly, money. It is expensive to become a choice. Summary? Voters may be left with two poor choices. Conclusion: Blaming voters is not productive. That really is my only point. Blaming and shaming people does not help matters. The necessary discussion is bigger than that. Worth a bit of karma to plant that seed.