It’s pointless on the federal level unless you’re voting in the primaries or in a swing state (and even then, it’s manufactured consent between corporate owned candidate red or corporate owned candidate blue).
HOWEVER, locally your vote matters. School board, local representatives, etc. we have to prevent the fascists from taking over state and local governments. Unless you live somewhere where people run unopposed... I didn’t bother voting in the most recent local election because the whole slate ran unopposed. And even if there is opposition good luck figuring out the different candidates views since most local media has been gutted and bought out by national conglomerates pushing an agenda.
Btw my “let’s vote harder!” was sarcasm. Voting isn’t going to fix systemic issues that are there by design and working as intended. Liberal democracy doesn’t work. I say that as a millennial living in the US who’s had 12 years of presidents who lost the popular vote and a wildly gerrymandered house that doesn’t remotely represent the will of the overall people. I’m sick of the boomer death grip on all the points of power in this country. When are these 80 somethings who couldn’t give a damn about nuclear annihilation or climate change going to fucking croak already. I wish COVID were deadlier so pelosi et al can go to hell.
👋👋👋 Aye, some years back in Iceland women got the giether sn s formed a Women's Party. In their manifesto was the 'Two terms of Office' . Politicians only allowed 2 terms of office at one time. Jist like yer ain office o' president but with the chance to return after a break.
The main established male dominated parties smartened up their acts and adopted some of the women's ideas sans the two terms stuff..lol.
I quit voting. What a pointless exercise.
It’s pointless on the federal level unless you’re voting in the primaries or in a swing state (and even then, it’s manufactured consent between corporate owned candidate red or corporate owned candidate blue).
HOWEVER, locally your vote matters. School board, local representatives, etc. we have to prevent the fascists from taking over state and local governments. Unless you live somewhere where people run unopposed... I didn’t bother voting in the most recent local election because the whole slate ran unopposed. And even if there is opposition good luck figuring out the different candidates views since most local media has been gutted and bought out by national conglomerates pushing an agenda.
Btw my “let’s vote harder!” was sarcasm. Voting isn’t going to fix systemic issues that are there by design and working as intended. Liberal democracy doesn’t work. I say that as a millennial living in the US who’s had 12 years of presidents who lost the popular vote and a wildly gerrymandered house that doesn’t remotely represent the will of the overall people. I’m sick of the boomer death grip on all the points of power in this country. When are these 80 somethings who couldn’t give a damn about nuclear annihilation or climate change going to fucking croak already. I wish COVID were deadlier so pelosi et al can go to hell.
👋👋👋 Aye, some years back in Iceland women got the giether sn s formed a Women's Party. In their manifesto was the 'Two terms of Office' . Politicians only allowed 2 terms of office at one time. Jist like yer ain office o' president but with the chance to return after a break.
The main established male dominated parties smartened up their acts and adopted some of the women's ideas sans the two terms stuff..lol.