a 365 day voter is one who pushes for better politics every day of the year, a one-day-every-four-years voter is one who only shows up on election day and does fuck all the rest of the time.
The barn door for fuckery would be politicians getting to run carte-blanche on policy positions without pushback because the one-day-every-four-years voter didn’t show up except for the day of the election and now has to choose between the options already selected for them by the time they wake up.
Fascism happens when the fascists are 365 day voters and the non-fascists are One-day-every-four-years voters.
a 365 day voter is one who pushes for better politics every day of the year
Ah- so like a delusional self-righteous person that thinks babbling on the internet is a form of activism. Gotcha. I’m just a registered voter that votes and calls reps about important issues. Basically the same as your 365 thing but not as hilariously pretentious.
I’m more of a realist and recognize nothing we say to each other is helping Palestinians. Voting\donating are the only material support we can offer them. But I know it’s fun and satisfying to play pretend that you’re an ally to the downtrodden.
Those are honestly good courses of action, and I’m not here to discourage that, but what you’re describing is defeatism, not realism. It’s deciding that your representative cannot be swayed by protest.
I will admit taking a bullhorn and screaming at the people causing the problem is pretty cathartic. Maybe if we were all saying the same thing it would feel more effectual.
It’s deciding that your representative cannot be swayed by protest.
Adorably naive. They’re ‘swayed’ by donors, votes, and sometimes lawsuits. At best they’ll give lip service to your protest.
But democracy doesn’t and can’t depend on ‘swaying’ representatives, it depends on voting in those that represent you and voting out those that do not. The 365 day voter thing is cute and all- just remember to actually vote.
democracy doesn’t and can’t depend on ‘swaying’ representatives, it depends on voting
Fucking hell, it depends on a hell of a lot more than voting. If you’re not engaged in making your policy desires known then you’re in no position to complain about how regrettable it is they’re committing atrocities.
One-day-every-four-years democrats have always left the barn door open for all manner of fuckery to be undertaken, too.
Those are called elections and ‘closing the barn door’ on them would be called fascism. Google January 6th if you’re confused.
Ah, I see the confusion, allow me to explain;
a 365 day voter is one who pushes for better politics every day of the year, a one-day-every-four-years voter is one who only shows up on election day and does fuck all the rest of the time.
The barn door for fuckery would be politicians getting to run carte-blanche on policy positions without pushback because the one-day-every-four-years voter didn’t show up except for the day of the election and now has to choose between the options already selected for them by the time they wake up.
Fascism happens when the fascists are 365 day voters and the non-fascists are One-day-every-four-years voters.
Ah- so like a delusional self-righteous person that thinks babbling on the internet is a form of activism. Gotcha. I’m just a registered voter that votes and calls reps about important issues. Basically the same as your 365 thing but not as hilariously pretentious.
I mean it’s just as valid a form of activism as scolding people for not wanting to hold their nose to genocide on the internet, I guess.
Biggest difference I can see is what each person finds as an acceptable level of genocide
I’m more of a realist and recognize nothing we say to each other is helping Palestinians. Voting\donating are the only material support we can offer them. But I know it’s fun and satisfying to play pretend that you’re an ally to the downtrodden.
Those are honestly good courses of action, and I’m not here to discourage that, but what you’re describing is defeatism, not realism. It’s deciding that your representative cannot be swayed by protest.
I will admit taking a bullhorn and screaming at the people causing the problem is pretty cathartic. Maybe if we were all saying the same thing it would feel more effectual.
Adorably naive. They’re ‘swayed’ by donors, votes, and sometimes lawsuits. At best they’ll give lip service to your protest.
But democracy doesn’t and can’t depend on ‘swaying’ representatives, it depends on voting in those that represent you and voting out those that do not. The 365 day voter thing is cute and all- just remember to actually vote.
Fucking hell, it depends on a hell of a lot more than voting. If you’re not engaged in making your policy desires known then you’re in no position to complain about how regrettable it is they’re committing atrocities.
Make your vote worth something.
bOtH SiDeS
bOtH SiDeS ^are morally exempt from genocide^
FTFY
The problem here is how you’re putting words in my mouth that I never said.
Oh i’m sorry, I thought you were putting words in my mouth.
My mistake.
One of them, yes.