• @athairmor
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    192 months ago

    Yes.

    If every single eligible voter in the U.S.A. would vote in the next election, Trump would lose.

    • FlashMobOfOne
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      -82 months ago

      If every single eligible voter in the U.S.A. would vote in the next election

      They can’t. Most can’t afford to miss a day of work.

      • @TheTetrapod
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        202 months ago

        I’m a big proponent of compulsory voting, and Voting Day being a national holiday is a natural consequence of such a system.

        • @Freefall
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          62 months ago

          We really need to push this along side ranked choice voting (or another third-party friendly system). Also critical thinking skills in all schools.

        • FlashMobOfOne
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          -102 months ago

          It’s a lovely thought, but I think you know how likely it is to ever become law here in the US.

          • @mean_bean279
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            142 months ago

            You’re totally right. Guess we shouldn’t try to fix it.

            • @Freefall
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              52 months ago

              Guess we should give up and write in “genocide bad” so trump can be king! /s

    • John Richard
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      -202 months ago

      But if they don’t vote, that is okay too cause it is their right not to?

      Just asking… The last post that was highly upvoted about this guy was calling for people to murder him and set the campus on fire.

      • @mean_bean279
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        132 months ago

        Are you actually just asking? Or are you trying to be a petty little bitch? This guy, if true, is a clown. He voted incorrectly, but I can’t repair the brain damage, but I won’t stop them from voting because everyone should have a vote in the election system. That’s how it works.

        Now, say that guy and others are voting to create a new system that takes the system of free and fair elections away from others. Then is it fair to let them implement that system when we know it’s counter to what the actual goal of democracy is? It’s the argument of allowing hate speech to exist in a world of free speech.

        Oh, and if people don’t vote… maybe they shouldn’t be writing a fucking op-Ed about it while talking about politics.

        • John Richard
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          -242 months ago

          Why are you so upset? Are you afraid his opinion piece is going to influence other people and turn Biden’s -7% in the polls into a -10%? Not voting is actually considered a political decision, especially if you feel disenfranchised in a system where neither candidate appeals to you. Democrats complained about people voting third party in 2016. They blamed the Bernie voters that instead voted for Jill Stein for Trump winning, rather than admitting they picked a bad candidate. So again, tell me what it is about not voting that bothers you so much when it is people’s choice which you should respect if that is what they decide.

          • @mean_bean279
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            182 months ago

            There it is! Your absolute dog shit take on life.

            Here’s the deal, for me; I’m wealthy, white, and have a typical nuclear family. I will be fine. Whatever happens will probably benefit me for the better. However, clearly you’re somewhat paying attention to politics while advocating not doing anything. The cowards way, or the weak man’s philosophy. No one was wrong when they said that not voting for Clinton would be the biggest mistake. My wife now can’t get an abortion if she needs one, my gas guzzling truck will soon be given free reign to pollute as much as it wants because the chevron doctrine has been struck down, and we’re staring down the barrel of a potential president (again) with ambitions of being a dictator and life long ruler who has shown that he will do anything to keep his family in charge. Was there some wrong shit done in the 2016 election? Sure, however Bernie still didn’t have the momentum that Clinton had. Full stop. And I voted for him. I didn’t go off to Grandma Russkie and her pockets full of Kremlin cash. People like you will absolutely watch the US burn down because you’re too stupid to take a stand and you’re incapable of realizing when something is bigger than you. Fucking vote. It’s that simple. Show up, fill out a form, do something. Don’t let them take that from others and you. Rather than your weak attempt at trying to prove you’re some intellect when you’re just a pompous loser on the fucking internet trying to talk others into complacency with fascism.

            Forgive me if I sound mean, it’s 114 outside right now. You’re still a full on idiot if you don’t vote and then talk any politics, bitch, or do anything.

            • Victoria Antoinette
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              -62 months ago

              You’re still a full on idiot if you don’t vote and then talk any politics, bitch, or do anything.

              wrong.