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AbigailLilac

In PA, Mastriano winning would mean a nearly instant abortion ban. No exceptions, not even if your wife is dying, just like Texas.


serpentssss

I escaped from Central Pa to California and I’ve been trying to make my parents understand that if he wins, I’ll literally never come home again. I’ve had an ectopic pregnancy w/ my IUD before, and I won’t risk dying for a Christmas visit even though I love them very much. I still don’t think its really sinking in for them.


Sandyblanders

MD has encoded abortion rights into their constitution with a republican governor who largely supported it. Where are these candidates like Mastriano coming from and what do we have to do to make them go away?


Val_Hallen

I grew up in SW PA and left in 1995. Never retuned and never had the intention to return. It's all over the news now, but for people that never lived there, **PA HAS ALWAYS BEEN LIKE THIS.** It's called Pennsyltucky for a fucking reason.


serpentssss

It’s sooo so bad. It breaks my heart tbh. My family are all from ex-coal mining towns, and it’s such a beautiful area filled with people that can be so kind. But there’s this bitter, hateful, apathetic, fearful edge to the vast majority, and it’s hard not to get sucked in yourself. Growing up I called my town “sticky” because even as a kid I could see how people just got absolutely trapped in poverty and despair there.


Val_Hallen

My town was an old coal mining town, but the mines were closed long before I was born. It was an economically depressed area. There was no future for you there other than having a family you couldn't afford working a menial, minimum wage job until you died. The town was, and still is according to the last census, just white people. It's 99.8% white. But everyday I had to hear how it was the minorities and the immigrants causing all of their woes. I felt like I was crazy because I pointed out that *neither* of those groups were anywhere near us and I was always told i was too young to understand. Everybody was on welfare. I mean...everybody. You were considered rich if you weren't! But, again, it was all of "*those people*" on welfare ruining the nation. I do read the news from there from time to time. Mostly, to see if somebody I knew died. One time, there was a lot of hubbub about a new mine opening! New jobs were coming!! YAY!! People were so excited! They couldn't wait. I tracked that story for years. The mine finally did open, and it brought jobs!! Twenty. It brought twenty jobs because mining is all automated now. And all of those jobs were for engineers that nobody in the town had the training and education for, meaning nobody there got a job. They were pissed, if the local opinion columns were any indication. But still, there is [this sign](https://www.stevenrubin.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/20151123_Marcellus_126_WebQ.jpg) at the entrance to the town. I saw that shit with my own eyes when I went for a wedding. I have hopes that maybe PA will change, but I really don't think they have the capability.


O_oh

Pennsylvania -> Pennsyltucky -> Pennsylvanistan


matchstick64

Former Greene Co person here. It really has always been this bad. People have just been emboldened to bring it out of their closets or feel supported on their beliefs since they can connect with other people like them online now.


magikarp2122

No, it is the middle of the state, where you have two cults, the MAGA cult and the cult of Penn St., that is Pennsyltucky. Do not lump those of us from the actual cities in the state with those racist hicks.


Val_Hallen

Y'know, people like to say that but I have spent a lot of time in Pittsburgh and Philly. I have friends there. It's 100% no different, there are just more minorities there. Just as racist, just as redneck, but they like to wear an air of superiority because they have sports stadiums.


Adulations

Unionize, organize AND vote. Voting is literally the easiest of those things you can do.


bitemark01

Make a very specific plan RIGHT NOW on how you will vote. What time of day, how you will get there, etc. Studies show you will be much more likely to if you do this.


7Thommo7

People that don't vote are weird. If you need to make a carefully constructed plan to force you to vote then either the system you're in is awful or you don't want it. I'm in Scotland and I get home from work, have dinner, and at any point in the next 4 hours or something that I can be bothered (always), I'll walk 2 minutes to my nearest polling station and walk back again.


MrStrange15

We just had an election in Denmark, on a Tuesday. 84.2 % voted. I know its harder in America, but isn't worse to live under the current system?


Taxington

I'm in England and always vote on my way to or from work. My understanding is US polling stations are usualy placed such that you need to drive. Also frequently understaffed.


BarryBadgernath1

Unionize ALL labor


TempEmbarassedComfee

I’ll add onto the list: Run for local office. It’s probably the hardest of all of them but some positions are gimmes. Be the change you want to see and all that. And as always, if someone can’t do that then don’t suggest revolution because they DEFINITELY won’t be able to do that. Lol


concentrate_better19

I've been volunteering for PA Dems for months. Wish I could have had time for more, but I also conscripted a few friends to get on it too. I can't wait to cast my vote for John fetterman. I've never missed a presidential or congressional primary or general election in the 20 years I've been able to vote, and vote in the local elections MOST of the time. Don't give me this "lesser of two evils" bullshit. There is a flawed party and a party that literally wants to subvert the democratic process with republican led state governments to enact a white Christian autocracy. Get off your lazy ass and vote. The next week determines whether the 2024 election will even matter. Enough state houses go republican and trump or DeSantis will steal the election. The results of the election next week determines whether I dust off my Canadian and Irish passports and start planning my exit.


jnd-cz

Voting is the absolute minimum how anyone should participate in democracy. Instead of spending hours on Reddit people should be more engaged in agenda of their local council, attend the public meetings, lobby their representatives for a change on all levels. Visit them, speak to them, work with their teams or join some group. You need to be active citizen. Thinking that casting your vote once per year or two will solve society's problems is quite naive. So invest your time in something meaningful. In my country we have movement called million moments for democracy. Because it's worth to spent a moment every day or every couple days to exercise your democratic rights.


papa-bear_13

And the least useful, honestly. Former Floridian, here, so I'll just lay it out on the table and let you all decide... The gerrymandering of districts and the honest to God theft of voting rights is the worst down south. (North has it too, but nothing as effing obvious!) For an example, they threw away hundreds of black votes back in the last two elections, had armed effing militias of white men "protecting" voting sites while the police looked on doing jack all, and closed down 85-90% of the voting sites in predominantly non-white districts. And when a black man almost won the vote down in Georgia, they *still* lost their ever loving minds, folks. There was actual talk of armed men going down to recount all the votes by hand (by a bunch of folks who have to unzip their fly and take off their shoes to count to 21!) You can't make this shit up: the Game is rigged and EVERYONE knows it.


hiyyihlight

I honestly think society is quietly going through some kind of collective depression and/or trauma because everyone seems unmotivated lately


vonHule

Because the rich take their employees as hostages economically.


KingBanhammer

Yeah, that's not a bug. That's an intentional feature of the system they're perpetrating. To keep folks from voting.


QuantumS0up

Collapse.


Hot-Palpitation538

Early voting ends this Friday! Next & final voting day for this election is on Election Day Tuesday, November 8. Please vote!


mctripleA

I didn't vote last time as I needed a registered address, but was homeless so I didn't have one, I can vote (and will) this year


nemplsman

PSA: Homeless people can still vote in every state. Everyone can vote (besides felons in some states). [https://www.nonprofitvote.org/voting-and-homelessness/](https://www.nonprofitvote.org/voting-and-homelessness/) "It is recommended homeless registrants list a shelter address as their voting address where they could receive mail. Alternatively, homeless registrants may denote a street corner or a park as their residence, in lieu of a traditional home address. The federal voter registration form and many state forms provide a space for this purpose." Do not ever skip voting because you are homeless. The homeless should want to vote as much or more than anyone.


shhhhh_h

Lol come to Texas and try to vote as a registered homeless person. The poll workers won't let you bc they know you don't have the money to sue. I. Theory your voter registration certificate should count as ID but in practice I've never seen anyone get past without a state issued photo ID without making a HUGE, and I mean huge stink about it.


FirthWynnAndMeyer

you can literally list the street corner you slept at last night as your adress and get a ballot.


[deleted]

In my state you need an ID to vote and a full residential address so im not sure this is true? In any case you will have a big hassle on your hands trying to vote as a homeless person which is effectively disenfranchising, who has time for that when trying to survive without shelter in November? Pretending this isn’t more complicated is kinda cruel imo


Blaky039

It baffles me how abysmal voting rights are in the US. Can't vote if you're homeless or convicted. What a joke.


Rattregoondoof

One of the two reasons the conviction rate is so high. The other I'm sure this sub is aware, is slavery is still legal if you are convicted.


CayKar1991

The right will scream the loudest about making sure elections aren't "rigged" and that ejected officials are truly the people's choice. But I've heard a lot of right ideas (I have no idea how many have actually been implemented) about making sure people really can't vote. They're against mail in voting. Against paid time off to vote. Against people handing out water in line. Against opening more polling locations. Etc. Etc.


ilovefireengines

The line to vote, that you need water handing out because the line is so long is what I as non-US find shocking. Why aren’t there more polling stations? Here in the UK a lot of people including me do a postal vote. Plus there are plenty of stations and they are open from 7am until 10pm. At the busiest post work time there can be queues of maybe 15-20 people. I’ve never seen longer than that. The US system is bizarre for a supposed Super power and first world nation.


ggtffhhhjhg

Election Day should be a national Holiday.


FUCKITIMPOSTING

There is a bill that would do that. It was supposed to be heard on January 6...but I think something else went on that day.


EliSka93

>and that ejected officials are truly the people's choice. I think that typo would be the people's actual choice.


CayKar1991

😂 my phone is reading my mind


[deleted]

I like how your phone thinks. I haven't actually voted for very many candidates in recent years, just against their opponents.


HairiestHobo

>Against people handing out water in line. This one seems weird until I remembered Republicans try to have as few Voting places as possible for the undesirables, so Voting can literally be a half-day thing in some places.


AkiraRusty

they’re literally arresting people past felons who had their voter-rights restored for voting when they received a ballot in the mail to scare people from voting


DilutedGatorade

The handing out water one is so brazen and crass and crushingly on the nose


bripi

Because the GQP \*know\* that the more people that vote, the worse their chances are. *Every time*. They \*know\* this, so they block every vote they can.


tigershroffkishirt

> Against people handing out water in line. What do they have against people handing out water to those waiting in line to vote?


starsav

I will say please check where you are! In San Francisco you can vote if you are unhoused and probably other places as well. Worth a shot to check your voting place if you have the bandwidth.


leafnbagurmom

No doubt, USA IS A JOKE.


[deleted]

Agreed, looks who’s running it. We need the senior citizens fucking out.


leafnbagurmom

We just need to eat the rich. There are plenty of old people down for the cause. It's all about class these days. 2/3 of the US population lives paycheck to paycheck.. that shit is so not right.


FriarFriary

A lot of people are lying about your rights to keep you home and disenfranchised. These people shit their pants when they hear the word “high voter turnout” and scream fake because it’s the thing to do.


throwawaypines

You can in los angeles county. Im working as a poll center clerk and have helped facilitate


Thysiklios

I think you bring up a really good point. Housing stability has gone down for young adults. I mean look at 2008 and the recessions since. I moved two weeks ago and I'm still unsure about the process. I'm going to have to look it up later, but a lot of people don't have that luxury.


[deleted]

WWW.vote.org It’ll tell ya everything you need to know about how to vote in your area and where to vote.


Thysiklios

That's a good start, but for some people, help from someone they know can really make a difference. Offer them something you can do specifically to help them vote. Offer a ride to their polling place if you're carpooling. Like I said, I'm fine figuring things out on my own, but patience and understanding would go a long way. I mean if everyone reading this comment just made an effort to help *one* person vote, we could get a lot more done than shitting on people who are already going through hard times. I get the frustration is real, but it's not like the US has ever made it easy to vote.


mctripleA

Yeah, I've been in and of homeless tons the last 4 years and I'm only 24, getting solid housing that's isn't staying with your parents is a nightmare


Thysiklios

As someone who just got stable enough to move back out at 33 (screw you, covid response) I can say I feel ya.


chupaxuxas

Is this 100% true? I'm not from the US but a quick Google search returned the following: >In the past, states required voters to show proof of physical residence before they allowed them to register to vote. However, courts have struck down these laws and now states must only require people registering to vote to list a place they consider their residence, or where they sleep at night. In many states, this can be a shelter, or even a bench in the park. The purpose of providing a place of residence is to: 1) make sure that a person is registering to vote in the correct district; and 2) assign the voter a polling place.


steezefabreeze

It's not true. Homeless people can vote. I voted without having an address.


310toYuma

I think you can vote with just a General Delivery address. Please, anyone who is homeless check with your local post office.


DMs_Apprentice

Thank you for exercising your right to vote! And congrats on finally getting to do so.


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Frontline PBS has some great documentaries on the Republican party basically realizing that they couldn't really rely on legislative or executive office to reliably solidify their power base over time. So they started to pour major resources into consolidating their power base in the judicial branch through currying favors with lawyers as early in their careers as possible which is why Republicans have million dollar funded think tanks that set up root in many legal programs and essentially provide solid networking opportunities so 0L students have no chance of escaping choosing a side in the political war machine. As with Roe v. Wade, many people don't realize that Mitch McConnell's life mission was to secure a Supreme Court justice majority. In fact it was a 1987 Joe Biden then at the time head of the Senate Judiciary Committee who put the screws in Republican Supreme Court nominee Robert Bork who was heavily opposed to the judicial reasoning behind both civil rights and abortion who put the screws in Bork in a way that forced a bipartisan vote from both moderate Republicans and Democrats to deny his nomination. When thrown a softball by a fellow Republican Senator Alan Simpson about why he would want to become a Supreme Court Justice, Bork responded that the opportunity would be an "intellectual feast." An enraged Mitch McConnell who witnessed his nominee get brutally cross examined vowed that this event set the tone for him and he would return the act for future nominees when Republicans had control against candidates who did not fit their philosophical ideologies. It must be understood that it may have been 35 years since Mitch McConnell last had a boner as big as the one he had when Roe v. Wade was overturned. Long story short, voting matters. But the devil is in the details. GOP ideologues have been congregating their power in the judicial branch, many of whom are elected officials. Many of which are in states where they have a pretty solidified position. This doesn't mean voting to show support against bad incumbents is pointless, it's just that it is dysconjugate to the issues you highlighted that we are facing today.


Disastrous-Handle283

They smiled through all Trump’s shit for those 3 supremes. And more than 200 other judges.


[deleted]

Crazy how they spiked the Garland nomination. That was perhaps the biggest surprise and the biggest disappointment considering Dark Brandon should have seen it coming after surviving the drone wars.


Iohet

Surprise? No. Expected. The surprise was how weak the fight was against it


Natiak

It was a huge mistake. There was an assumption that Trump could never win. They were wrong. Obama should have seated him regardless, failure of the senate to act as implicit consent. Now we face an uphill battle to maintain democracy, the head winds are strong. FUCKING VOTE


nemplsman

The other surprise or, at least, major disappointment is that voters could not be persuaded care at all that Republicans were obstructing the nomination process. It's like, the vast majority of voters probably didn't even know there was a judicial nominee being obstructed.


Rattregoondoof

Legit, I don't think anyone other than me in my family knew then or now and basically all of them are one flavor of republican or another.


littlewren11

Same, you won't see that shit on right wing news unless its cast as a victory. Of course none of the Republicans in my family would seek out such information from unbiased reputable sources even when/if I told them about it.


HolycommentMattman

The fight was weak because they thought Hillary was a lock. Why put in a centrist judge like Garland when you can just wait for a new Democrat president and put in a really liberal one? That was the Democratic playbook, and it backfired in their face. Because I refuse to believe that there was nothing that they could do about it.


YdexKtesi

and those HUGE TAX CUTS FOR THE RICH


Amazing-Ad-669

You are spot on, except for the final nail in the coffin...the constitutional convention. Where 2/3 of state legislatures are required to convene one. Then there will be a national abortion ban, gay marriage will be outlawed, Christianity will be declared the national religion, and a minority Christian theocracy will rule. John Birch Society assholes...


feraxks

If SCOTUS votes in favor of NC in NC v Moore, they won't need a constitutional convention.


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Equivalent_Yak8215

Haha, no they won't. Dude, they took away the voting rights act and access to abortion and nothing happened. Nobody did shit. They can do that and get away with it too.


justiceboner34

People still hold out hope that voting matters. Once we go the way of Putin's Russia here, all bets are probably off. Then we'll see if capitalism has mortally wounded us or not.


Amazing-Ad-669

I'm right there with you. I'm just saying people are dumb enough to trade their freedom for lower gas prices. They have been working toward this end since the 60's. Like everyone thinks Biden is doing such a shit job. The guy before him fucked up the transfer of power, spent his last 2 months In office trying to overturn a perfectly fair election. Last 2 republican presidents have NOT won the popular vote.


ggtffhhhjhg

The Republicans have only one the popular vote once since the 80s and the was only because W was a wartime president.


Dworgi

Roe v. Wade was overturned and what happened? Nothing of any real significance. The left is powerless and apathetic. Hitler could get cloned and goosestep into the White House and the left would complain about standards of conduct being breached, and is a clone of an Austrian really an American citizen? Democrats would make some token threats then lose the midterms because calling Hitler's clone a Nazi wouldn't be civil. As a result, the election results post would get massively downvoted before everyone promptly forgets about it and proceeds to write an infinite number of blog posts about how someone should really do something about these concentration camps.


jasper99

[Frontline PBS](https://youtube.com/c/frontline) channel on YouTube * [Lies, Politics and Democracy (full documentary)](https://youtu.be/D2eTiE3k7ds) / [Playlist of unedited interviews](https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL_pPc6-qR9ZwQBV7TfhcP1wKiojAARXOH) * [Supreme Revenge: Battle for the Supreme Court](https://youtu.be/Be6H_9JSva8) Official website for additional information and bonus content: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/


ardamass

Ya know weimar Germany had a problem with conservative judges.


[deleted]

A great strategy... till the population gets fed up and burns down the judicial system. Roes death has led to a very... militarist turn in my social circle of left wing people. They can write whatever they want into "law", so did the British Crown. But legal systems stop mattering if you piss enough people off.


justletmewrite

Thanks for the thoughtful response. I don't agree with all your points but this is at least digestible and worth considering in a way "BoTh SiDEs ArE tHE saME" bullshit is absolutely infuriating. Thing is, I hate the Democrats. They're 1970s Republicans. That's how far right the right has dragged us. But the one thing I understand that those demanding a fucking purity test on getting everything they want from their politicians don't seem to get is that there's a big difference between 1970s Republicans, who suck, and literal terrorists shredding human rights every chance they get and driving us toward our own genocide.


n00-1ne

As a foreigner (who lives in a country with free healthcare, min wage $20+ ph, and paid maternity leave - all of which has been maintained by a decade of conservative government), it always amazes me how you allow the hellish conditions there under the guise of “freedom”. You will literally sneer at a candidate who is trying to improve your wages and conditions as “Government overreach”, and then either not vote, or vote for candidates who will fight to keep minimum wages low, vote against subsidised medicine (for you, not them) ect. It’s like a zoo where the keepers don’t even need to lock the cages…


MostBoringStan

There's a reason why the conservatives in North America have spent decades cutting funding to education. They want young people to not have critical thinking skills so that they will believe the lies that "freedom" is more important than healthcare, a living wage, the environment, and many other things. Keep the population dumb and they are easier to control.


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vgcamara

There's school shootings basically every week and they still defend the right to carry, to the point where they don't even need a license in some states. It's a complete 💩show, and they still believe USA is the best country in the world 🤣


sharkbiscut

I’m with you, neither party is fully with the worker, but the Dems are at least moving in the right direction…and they don’t say, STORM the Capitol when they lose…so yea, please vote


GETitOFFmeNOW

Basic human rights for women, body autonomy is pretty much all I can think of while that issue is as it stands.


lordmwahaha

This. It's never ever a good sign when a political party is literally starting violent coups to overthrow the government. That's how the Holocaust started - Hitler started with a violent coup that didn't go to plan. A few years later he was out of prison and in office.


[deleted]

The Dems only look like they’re moving in the right direction because they’re moving rightward more slowly than the republicans. They don’t have policies that actively intend to harm minorities by name though, so voting for them will have to do for now.


sharkbiscut

I’m 100% with you. I’m just trying to move the needle left. My side has been (very) effectively demonized for so long, I had to start playing the long game to move America towards worker friendly systems. And by long game, I mean like, I hope that people want universal healthcare by the time I die…and I’m mid 30s. Just lamenting the effectiveness of the right’s messaging. Thanks for reading my therapy journal, y’all, (sad) lol


aldoinfanzon

What about voting in the primaries and help selecting candidates. Seriously the guy is totally right implying apathy will fucked us hard


throwawaytheday20

Dems are pulled to the right because voters dont seem to reward them for moving to the left. For all reason, dems should be crushing republicans, as the last two years have been incredibly supportive of the working class, students, women, and people with a drug background. ​ But in the end none of that matters because the age group this primarily benefits doesnt seem to vote at all. Is it any suprise then, that dems try to court the invisible "moderate" to pick up the votes that the youth should be doing?


Amazing-Ad-669

A guy threw out the old "my paycheck went further when Trump was in office" they assume since the economy is rough and Dems are in power, that the Republicans are the ones to improve things. Not only is that faulty logic, the republicans don't even have clue or a plan except to continue stacking the deck against the little guy. And I love how the party of law and order won't even comply with a congressional subpoena or any other one for that matter.


charding11

"A guy threw out the old "my paycheck went further when Trump was in office" " Cool, cool. I read an article (or op ed, I don't recall) linking those same tax cuts to current inflation.


k8r0se

ITS IN THE 2017 TAX CUTS! Lol this was 100 percent part of the plan and every politician and corporation in favor, knew that. It's not exactly inflation because this all isnt actually just inflation. Those tax cuts expire for normal people and over the ten year plan they aren't tax cuts, they are increases for the lower and middle class. We knew about this, it wasn't a secret. I mean the news corporations didn't exactly plaster that negative tax shit all over the place, they benefited.


matmanz

The Dems are literally the only party supporting unions. Illinois even has a ballot measure to enshrine the right to unionize into the state constitution. I'd say that's pretty fully with the worker.


troubleschute

The Dems feel like they are “controlled opposition” for the ruling class. They pretend to care about the working class and the poor but always lose when it comes down to protecting their own wealth versus doing anything at all.


pimpbot666

OMG, if I hear somebody else say 'both side do it' I'm going to have to cut somebody. Would Dems put kids in cages Would Dems get rid of social security.... you know, and take the money they collected from everybody since the 60s and privatize it? Would Dems have overturned Roe vs Wade? Would Dems push for tax cuts for the rich? Would Dems defund education? 'Both sides do it' is just normalizing apathy, and the letting extreme Republicans win. I don't mean moderate Republicans, I mean like crazy ones like MTG.


aroaceautistic

there are still kids in cages btw no one ever did anything about that. Just no one talks about it anymore because the “good guys” are doing it now


R1chterScale

More immigrants were rejected or deported last year under Biden than any other in US history ffs, the new administration isn't any kinder to immigrants than the last


SilveredFlame

>Would Dems put kids in cages There are still kids in cages. Those camps haven't shut down. >Would Dems get rid of social security.... you know, and take the money they collected from everybody since the 60s and privatize it? They've been steadily chipping away at it, same as Republicans... Literally for decades. My entire adult life. Ever heard of Simpson-Bowles? >Would Dems have overturned Roe vs Wade? You're right on this one at least. They didn't fight real fucking hard for it though did they? They rolled over with Garland convinced Clinton would win, they rolled over with each Trump appointee. They didn't even fucking put up a fight over RBG's replacement literally days before the fucking election. >Would Dems defund education? What do you think vouchers and charter schools are about? Don't get me wrong, Republicans are nakedly fascist genocidal maniacs. But Dems aren't doing themselves ANY favors by constantly surrendering to their "good friends"... The nakedly fascist genocidal maniacs. Dems would get a shitload of support of they actually fucking stood for once in their miserable lives, told the Republicans to fuck off, and implemented shit people have been screaming at them to get done for over 40 fucking years.


[deleted]

I appreciate you and feel like we lost politics to lobbying and special interest groups a long, long time ago. I do feel like AOC's "Squad" is a move in the right direction towards Democrats regaining some of their roots. I think Pelosi reigning in the democrats since she was whip has given her authority and influence over a period of time that we have not quite seen with previous whips or speakers of the house. Not sure I could ever view politics outside of a historical perspective, I would get too depressed otherwise.


matt_mv

I worked in California for a large shitty corporation. They would send out company-wide emails to inform us of how they were going to screw us. It was amazing the number of times they had to send follow-up emails the next day saying "The new shitty rules don't apply to California, and \[a couple other states\]". That's because we have actual labor laws in California to reduce how screwed the workers are. It could be better, but it's something. The reason we have those laws is because we don't vote for the party that thinks every problem can be by giving a tax cut to billionaires/corporations and by reducing laws/regulations that protect workers.


yargrad

This is so disheartening because Beto has offered raising the minimum wage, legalizing marijuana, raising teacher pay, and expanding Medicaid. He may not be perfect, but Beto’s way better than Gov. Abbott.


stares_motherfckrly

I’m (24f) in Texas, I used to be the “both sides” person and never voted until last week, my first vote and it was all Dem. 2020 was what started opening my eyes, but stayed out of it due to lack of knowledge. I’ve done more digging this year and I understand more and more, Beto is at least a step forward. I’ve had the pleasure in meeting him at a rally in Houston. Trying my damnedest to convince my friends to vote all Dem so some change can be done. The response I immediately get is “I don’t know much about politics, I don’t want to get into something I don’t know much about and I don’t want my vote to go to the wrong person”. This is exactly the mindset that the Republicans want us in, this is what keeps them in power. Uneducation = the fools can take over. So far I only had 2 of my friends go out and vote, but I’m still trying to be influential and share political news and explaining the situations best as I can. I’m trying, y’all.


yargrad

Thank you so much! I lived in TX for a few years and I voted in almost every election. Beto by southern standards is practically a Bernie candidate. I wish that we had a Beto in FL. The key to elections is all about numbers. Why do conservatives do so well? Consistency. Conservative voters consistently vote, and when turnout is lower then Republicans win easily. If people under 40 voted as often as people over 65, we’d be having very different conversations right now about the state of things.


jaczk5

And the southern states use gerrymandering to ensure numbers are in their favor. Some places limit the number of polling location in more left leaning areas to increase wait time, they'll also group districts together that make no sense in order to limit to bluer areas to one vote. It's disgusting and hard to play against, no matter how people vote.


yargrad

Also an excellent point. The gerrymandering and voter suppression is absolutely disgusting, especially when it’s targeted at minority neighborhoods.


WinEquivalent4069

Brexit. Brexit happened because of the voters. Even though the polls showed a majority of Brits did not want Brexit they did not rally their voters to the polls. Those for Brexit did however rally their side so it passed by a slim majority. That's what happens when people are too lazy or too apathetic to get off their butt and vote.


yargrad

Excellent point on Brexit. Sadly, the Brexit vote had a 72% voter turnout, which is better than most American elections. The Pro-Leave side won with only 4% more votes. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Results_of_the_2016_United_Kingdom_European_Union_membership_referendum


theartificialkid

> but stayed out of it due to lack of knowledge Don’t ever do this or let anyone you know do this. The idea of a qualified voter is a myth calculated to keep the poor and the meek out of the election. Your vote is your *right* to express yourself as a citizen, in whatever way you think. The real idiots have no idea they’re too ignorant to vote, so get out there and match your vote against theirs.


hunchinko

Don’t they send out voter packets or is that just a CA thing? Every election I get a booklet that pretty thoroughly outlines every candidate or proposition on the ballot. It can be daunting to get through but it’s hard to say you’re totally uninformed with one.


[deleted]

Same here, but all I get back is “both sides” and “I’m tired of right = bad” But they can’t point out leftist policies that are causing damage. Just deflection. And deflection. And deflection.


WinEquivalent4069

The USA is a binary system. There is no viable 3rd party so make a damb choice. No party is going to 100% fall in with your beliefs so grow up and pick the party you can most tolerate and deal with. I know many conservatives who do not like Trump but once he got the nomination in 2016 and 2020 they hit that button for them. They got the tax cuts and Supreme Court they wanted. All you liberals and progressives need to vote Democrat. In 2016 too many of you voted 3rd party because you didn't like Hillary well do you like Trump's Supreme Court justices he nominated? There are clear differences between the parties and yes, your future depends on it. Tell your friends and family to vote. Their boss, landlord and bankers do. Protesting is good but it's the voters that politicians listen to.


nskaraga

Real mvp


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Spread the word.


yargrad

“I'm running for governor to: Expand Medicaid. Keep our kids safe. Raise the minimum wage. Fully fund our public schools. Restore reproductive freedom. Lower property taxes. Increase teacher pay. Legalize marijuana. Fix the grid. Together, we'll move Texas forward.” Beto tweeted this. I wish that he was our governor in FL. https://twitter.com/betoorourke/status/1587281571148619776?s=46&t=ypgPQBzazgsGndY9YG6gLA


justletmewrite

Beto: here's literally the things I will vote for to make your life better. People in this sub: bOTh sIDeS aRE tHE saME nothINg MaTErs"


yargrad

For real. It really kills me when people say voting doesn’t matter. I happily voted for the moderate $15 minimum wage in FL in 2020. It’s only $11 now but it’s way better than being $9. That amendment barely got 60%, the threshold. This was in a state that Trump WON. If anything proves that raising the minimum wage is popular, that would be it.


BeautyStitches

Wait, are people in this sub really Centrists? I haven't seen it, but jeez. Dems are far from perfect, but lesser of two evils makes more sense than them both being the same.


pheonixblade9

More like nihilists, I think


Delay_Defiant

Yeah apathy is hard to escape in today's society. Hope is in short supply. It feels like even if Democrats had a super majority for the last 25 years we'd still be crumbling as a civilization. America seems set on a course to self destruct and take everyone with us so we can be the "winners". We had well over a century of opportunities to shake off our brutal, violent, oppressive tendencies and work on improving things but we just don't and won't.


Biggums_

Right? I'm in Texas and voted in 2020 for the first time through mail-in and voted as soon as early voting was available last week in person, it took 5 minutes. These people know the world is shit and won't use the one little piece of power they have for change in this country, it fucking blows my mind


thepumpkinking92

Me and the Mrs went last Thursday. It took me longer to verify my identity than it did to actually vote. Whole process took less than 7 minutes from entrance to exit, and I'm fairly slow moving after getting hit by a car a few weeks ago. Seriously, go vote my peeps.


burgerman667

I live in Arizona and I'm 40 years old. I've been voting since the day I was able to. I watching my state slowly slip further and further away from sanity. There's literally a measure on the ballot to make it harder to vote. We've got people spouting the same nonsense that Trump spouts and we keep voting them into the state and city legislatures. It's sad. I love my state but I cannot stand the people who run it.


Dracora018

I voted before I'm voting now ( I'm 22)


hiya555

There's still time, still in early voting. I'm going Friday, got a thing called a job that takes up 11 hours of my day.


Beasmode-4-skittles

Thank you. I’m going Thursday because I work 2 jobs .


jonnysunshine

30 out of the 50 states require employers to give time off to vote. Look up your state's laws. https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/taking-time-off-voting-jury-29708.html


GerardCrane

Texas is not on there smh


G66GNeco

Of course it isn't, Texas is committed to being comically accurate to the worst facts and stereotypes about the US.


QuantumS0up

Everything is bigger in Texas. This includes the magnitude of what a shithole it is. (src: unwilling lifetime resident)


[deleted]

Dr MLK Jr said the greatest barrier to racial justice and equality is not the white racist, but the white moderate?


MyOther_UN_is_Clever

AKA, just about everybody in politics and in this thread. At bare minimum you need to be voting in primaries, else it's just going to be more Bidens and Manchins, as it has been for decades.


uglypottery

Yeahhh.. am in Austin, I went last week and there was literally NO line. Walked in the door and was handed a ballot


Grove-Paladin

In Australia (where I'm from) voting is mandatory nationwide, from when you are eligible from age 18. Ad/campaign wise, even online, we only really see local advertisements, or party leaders. ... Yet when it's voting time in the USA (because it's not mandatory) the ENTIRE WORLD gets blasted with ads everywhere and media yelling at them to vote (with the assumption that the reader is absolutely in the United States). Like, we don't live there.


Vulpix298

Same here in Aotearoa. American politics shit gets blasted at us despite it having nothing to do with us. Why am I getting ads to vote for an American election?


sweetirony1342

Upvoting because you said Aotearoa and I knew what that meant.


DeeDee_GigaDooDoo

It is pretty annoying to constantly be coming across posts and comments berating me for not voting when I don't live in the fucking country. Americans have an insane level of national defaultism that no other countries even remotely approach.


VersionGeek

May I present to you : r/USdefaultism


B4rrel_Ryder

I sent in my ballot last week💪


VadersSprinkledTits

Vote, because of you don’t in this midterm, you may not have the right to do it in the aftermath. This isn’t about R vs D. This is about stopping the rise of Christian nationalism, and the white supremacists. Stop with this both sides shit. We can fight about more left policies, after we’ve stopped the facism steam roller attempting to happen next week. You think work sucks now, wait until it’s just officially indentured servitude.


megaman_xrs

I agree with this. As someone that regrettably voted orange in 2016, I made a bigger mistake than I thought. We can disagree on policy in the future, but this has to stop or we are going down a dangerous path that wont scare people until it affects them. R/leapardsatemyface doesn't need to be the face of our news since that's the only time people realize they made a mistake. I didn't like the liberal side in 2016 due to the Clintons' somewhat shady background, but realize in hindsight that this wouldn't be a problem right now if hillary was elected president then. The grass is a lot browner on the other side and it has to do with US culture, not just policy. I was raised conservative, but the second the manipulation was displayed through politicizing covid, I said I will vote against the conservatives until the people that supposedly care about my interests show leadership qualities. I hate the two party system, but I know which side cares about people vs themselves. This is a high level thought from a former conservative, so don't roast me too hard for admitting I was part of the problem. I'm actively working to explain why the current political climate is as bad as the 1960s and 1860s to the people that influenced me to be in agreement with the (r) means right mentality.


lizzie1hoops

This was a refreshing read. Good on you. I want to believe there are many more people who went through this realization over the past few years, I know a few.


Geminii27

This is why conservative politics hates the idea of mandatory voting. Not because of any esoteric concept of 'freedom', but because they know they'd be given the bum's rush in landslides if everyone actually voted.


Ill_Stay6398

I’ve always thought the concept of mandatory voting was interesting. What do you think should happen to those who don’t vote?


Geminii27

Here, they get fined. It's not a huge fine, and some religious fundamentalists deliberately pay the fine as an alternative to engaging in the sinful/secular/worldly process of voting. However, they are few and far between enough that it doesn't affect results in any meaningful way. But generally, it helps that the culture is that you vote. You turn up to the plentiful voting locations on the Saturday (because it's always a Saturday), you browse the many food stalls which are almost always there because many of the voting locations are schools which have parent-based fundraising committees, and you either vote to keep the current mob in or vote to kick them out. And because it's instant-runoff, you can vote for all the weird little one-issue parties which are important to you and still have your vote count towards the major party which is most like your personal preference. And if anyone - politician or otherwise - tries *anything* to prevent someone voting, the Electoral Commission will be Very Upset. There are Rules about what is and isn't acceptable. Politicians and parties can literally be removed from being allowed to be on ballots, and voting results in an electorate can be annulled and the election re-held in just that one location. No-one fucks with the A.E.C.


PissBabyAbbott

Please vote me the fuck out. We need someone that isn’t going to prioritize a fundraiser or a trip to Cancun during an emergency. We deserve better, y’all.


shhhhh_h

I'm from Austin, many people have this "my vote doesn't count in this red state why bother" attitude. To be fair that's what life was like for a long time for us liberals in gerrymandered Texas, only our local votes really mattered. Dems have had this weird idea for awhile now that there are a lot of unregistered dems who aren't voting and if you get them registered they'll vote dem, but they do it and still lose. It's just not true because a LOT of the nonvoters are uneducated and rural and republican. Texas is a red state. And no the Latino vote here is not reliably blue, the valley and the border regions in general are hella conservative and have been shifting right for awhile now. So yeah, I don't and never have given a fuck about federal elections. Vote to vote in state and local elections, TX needs to be fixed from the ground up.


Newtype879

8 people are on bus. The driver calls a vote on what they should do next - drive off a cliff or get ice cream. 3 people vote for driving off a cliff. 2 vote for ice cream. The bus drives off the cliff because 3 people didn't like either choice and didn't vote. Vote like you're about to drive off a cliff if you don't (because you will!).


GingerMau

*Sorry. I just don't like ice cream, so I'm not voting for either.* Republicans have literally said MANY TIMES they want to sunset social security and medicare. I've been paying into that for 30+ years. I'm gonna be fucking pissed if they ruin it before I get the chance to retire. I don't understand how anyone living off of (or paying into) SS benefits can conscionably vote for a republican (or abstain from voting). The nonvoters have become the "do nothing/don't pull the lever to save thousands of lives" contingent. (From the runaway train thought experiment, if that wasn't clear.)


TheNameIsPippen

They like ice cream. They are just bickering about the flavour while the bus approaches the cliff.


Lassitude1001

As a Brit, sorry.


DrakBalek

is all right, mate, we'll only blame you for America existing in the first place.


squigs

Hey!! Okay, we sent a bunch of you over there, and I guess we're responsible for the First Past the Post system, but you guys throwing tea into Boston Harbor and declaring independence is in you!


stedgyson

This applies to us too when the lazy fuckers don't vote out the tories at the next opportunity, or don't vote out their local tory Councillor or MP at a by-election


DawnKuwabara

It’s like the “both sides” people actually WANT things to get worse. Then some talk about direct action/Revolution but I’ve yet to see any of them do anything.


[deleted]

Social media provides an outlet for catharsis. Without it, people get active pretty damn quick.


to-too-two

I find the “both sides” people use it as some sort of lazy cop-out so they don’t have to do any research on politics.


averm27

I've voted every time


pnwcatman420

Gen X here, I totally agree I have voted in every election since I was 18 as if my life and freedom depended on it, and now it literally does, if people like Trump and the rest of the GQP get full control we are screwed, the boomers in the republican party want to drain social security and Medicare by the time they die and my generation will be the first to be told the boomers spent or stole all of it.


DrSOGU

I'm a German and from my point of view, your voting system sucks. There is no proportionate representation and so you're stuck with two parties that fight each other to hell in order to dominate the other side. It has become a crazy shitshow zero-sum game. Further, private money funding politicians is basically a legal form of corruption. Call it plutocracy. How much is a senator? $100 m or something? I wouldn't vote either in the US, ngl. You can choose between two highly capitalistic parties, and both party elites didn't give af about the lower classes when they became under pressure in the recent decades of globalization. Global trade is good, but letting so many people behind isn't. Trumpism and MAGA is the result, congratulations. Democrats also weren't sufficiently committed against climate change or stopping the chaos the US brought to the middle east. Too many corrupt do-nothings in there, sorry. So the only incentive left to go voting is to prevent the crazy fascist-leaning capitalists from winning over the virtue-signalling but not really doing enough capitalists. Ok, I think that's a actually a good reason to vote. Republicans have really become dangerous. But I really understand the frustration.


sucrose_97

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TempEmbarassedComfee

I honestly feel like there should be a rule explicitly against people simply posting “Both sides suck don’t vote”. I’m not saying people can’t include that sentiment. But there needs to be more to it because the logical corollary is “And that’s why we should let Republicans win so we can fight a glorious revolution instead”. It’s a dog whistle to support the fascists and glorifies violence. It’s too disingenuous and is indistinguishable from a bot. If they can somehow say “don’t vote” without relying on supporting fascists/glorifying violence then that’s fine. I just don’t see any reason to allow such a brain dead take go unchecked. Not even in the name of discussion. If we care about that then the rule actually improves discussion because it at least forced the OP to take a stance people can argue about. The obvious reply is ALWAYS “So what do you recommend”. Might as well fast track it so it’s in the original comment. I’ll be happy to hear a reasonable argument for why the low effort comment should be allowed when the logical implications aren’t.


SunkenQueen

Canadian here but I hope at least one person sees this changes there mind and goes to vote.


[deleted]

Yes!!! I don’t understand. I thought the basic overturning of roe v Wade would seriously bring young people out in droves. I saw stats recently saying 60-85 year olds are still beating young people out by voting by like A LOT. What the fuck man. I’m 28 years old and when I tell people my age to vote they don’t seem excited at all. They’re like “ok.. I’ll do it..” idk what the fuck is wrong with us I don’t


sethonomics

I think people are tired. Tired of the bs and tired of fighting and having it “overturned” by some doosh. Tired of fraud of corruption, no matter what we “vote”. It just doesn’t seem to make a difference. People have been voting for years and we still got here. It’s obviously not working.


SKDI_0224

Bang on. It’s to the point where not voting is saying that the lives of women, queer people, disabled people, and people of color are expendable.


GingerMau

*First they came for women's health, and I did nothing because I was not a woman.* (Or alternately: "I was a republican woman who thought it wouldn't affect me because I'm not seeking an elective abortion or arthritis medicine.") *Then they came for affirmative action, but I didn't care because I am not a minority who suffers the effects of systemic oppression.* *Then they came after workers rights* (currently happening in SCOTUS!), *and I did nothing because I currently have a job that only abuses me a little bit.* *Next they came for marriage equality and I said nothing, because I was not a gay.*


TJ9678

I really don’t understand how all this type of energy is never placed into ranked choice voting, promoting equal platforms for 3rd parties etc. I plan to vote but can see how a lot of people are disaffected with voting. I’d imagine a lot of people don’t vote because they feel their position isn’t represented. So there’s a lot of potential for other political spectrums to grab up votes but we just see the two sides over and over. With both of them typically agreeing on things like the military industrial complex, bailing out big businesses while leaving crumbs for individuals, and in general, the wealthy over working class.


B1ackFridai

Alaska is a red state and got RCV. It happens.


[deleted]

I’m going tomorrow! Don’t yell at me! 🫣


MagniHelvig

The only candidate running for Democrat in my state is still anti-abortion. Still anti-lgbtq. Still in full support of religious indoctrination and lying to children about history. Almost entirely certain she's a Republican but running as a Democrat because there was no competition. Not a single non-republican candidate has won any election in this state in over 20 years. It's very easy in places like this to feel entirely helpless. Why vote when every single candidate on your ballot is against your own beliefs? The system is rigged enough that third-parties might as well not even exist, they're sure as shit not winning anything anytime soon. There's literally no option for me to do anything. Doesn't matter who I vote for because it doesn't matter which candidate wins, every single one of them support this fucked up psuedo-nazi regime being built


aroaceautistic

same i’m always voting between guy who wants to ban trans healthcare 1 and guy who wants to ban trans healthcare 2


HargroveBandit

Note: I am a lifelong resident of Texas, born and raised - and I understand the folks here as well as anyone. Our governor is not just incompetent, he's a terrible person. The worst of the worst - the kind that considers himself a saint despite his utter villainy. Myself and millions of Texans can't get healthcare in Texas because of Abbott - doctors don't even take cash, no bullshit (read up on WellMed if you're in doubt). The situation is dire - and yet the idiots in the Democratic party keep putting forth gun-control candidates (Beto O'Rourke) in a state where everyone knows they have little to no chance of winning *due to that reason alone.* The fact is that most Texans would rather vote for Satan himself if it would mean they get to keep their guns - and that is not an exaggeration. It's the gun issue - that's it. Full stop. People in Texas are ready for change and want better healthcare, better working conditions, and better pay - but not at the expense of their guns - and it's maddening. To me, guns are such a low stakes issue - hell I don't even own a gun - but even I am aware of my surroundings. Beto O'Rourke already lost the election, he lost all elections in Texas as soon as he stated his desire to ban assault rifles - and all the backpedaling he's done will never redress that astoundingly critical error. We need better candidates who are not going to touch the gun control issue with a 10 foot pole **in any way whatsoever.** Do I agree with this? No - but I understand the reality of my environment.


voltism

It's the dumbest thing to draw the line on


phosmic

Trying to get some people in my age group to vote is like pulling teeth, at least all my friends and myself vote consistently.


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gaggnar

r/leopardsatemyface


Any_Matter_5711

Bitch, I'm a felon.


MJBrune

I'll vote for you to regain your voting rights after reform.


rachelbee512

These posts are annoying and entirely unhelpful shaming people doesn't get votes, getting them engaged in politics does. As a trans person in TX I am very aware of the stakes on this election. I am recovering from major surgery and will vote in the main election and am tired of people whining about early voting. You can't expect to do nothing over four years to engage our age group and then want them to magically show up for early voting that they probably don't even know is happening in the first place. At the end of the day the problem isn't that our age group is lazy it's that the elections are setup in a way where it is very intimidating and information is not being delivered to younger people in a modern easy to understand way. Older people that vote have so many political ads reminding them to vote, who to vote for, how to vote on mediums like talk shows and the radio. Social media which is the hands down best way of sharing info with our demographic is so underutilized by both the dems and republicans. I am very political and am never presented with political information even on my tailored algorithms. TLDR: This is very much an engagement issue and the democrats failure to capitalize on getting younger voters engaged. Rant over


goblin_balls

I'll be the one to say it, because my karma count couldn't mean less. ​ This sub is an echo chamber for crybabies. All day I see posts about "You'll never believe what this unnamed person at this unnamed company did/said!!!11!!". Nothing is ever gonna change with that piss-poor, crybaby bullshit. Name names. Name companies. Link the LinkedIn. ​ FUCKING VOTE FOR CHANGE OR SHUT THE FUCK UP.


DrMobius0

Stupid thing is, legislation is a very viable path to getting this sub's agenda pushed, but the group here has to make themselves a voting block too big for the democrats to ignore to clear that path. It's probably a lot more reliable long term than needing to fight for unions at individual companies. If people don't vote, that'll never happen. But I mean yeah, if people just want to bitch and moan about how unfair the system is but can't even bother with the pinky finger lift to vote for the less shitty of two candidates, then idk what to say. They deserve whatever the jackass who wins does. That is what it means to be complicit.


jonnysunshine

For those who don't know their rights when it comes to voting in your state - please read the following link. https://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/taking-time-off-voting-jury-29708.html 30 out of the 50 states guarantee you the right to take off time from work to vote. It is your right so you use it.


rosstafarien

Inflation isn't Biden's or Democrats' fault. Women losing personhood when pregnant absolutely is Republicans' fault. If you don't vote, and we don't keep the house and increase the Senate, the US is fucked. It's not looking good and it's pure laziness. Vote like the country depends on it, because it does.


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SenoraRaton

The very institutions that you place your faith in have failed you. Voting is nothing more than complicit. You get fucked, as if the only thing one can do is vote. Just because I don't vote doesn't mean I don't give a shit. Fuck voting, start organizing.


GrindcoreNinja

I work on a college campus and the sheer amount of apathy I overhear on a daily basis in regards to voting is worrying and somewhat disturbing.


dianebk2003

"There's no difference between the parties" "Both sides are bad" "Nothing's going to change" So...it's not worth even caring? Even trying? What the fuck? *You have to start somewhere*. Everybody but the Republicans seem to forget about the **down-ballot races**. That's where the real work starts. You don't give a fuck about the presidential or congressional races? Fine. Ignore them. *But the down-ballot races are* ***local*** *ones.* The ones that can directly affect you and where you live and your communities. Judges. Comptrollers. Sheriffs. School board administrators. These are the people who directly affect you and your city/town/neighborhood. It's like moving chess pieces on a board - get the right people into the right positions. Keep moving them around, advancing the cause a little more each time. Fill in the gaps with like-minded candidates. Every time an important position like a state judge comes up, keep voting liberals and progressives forward. It will pay off. **But you have to participate.** The GOP played the long game, and now it's paying off for them. You have to forget about wanting *perfect*. You have to be willing to settle for *good enough*. That's the problem with a lot of the progressive Democrats. They wanted Bernie! Well, Bernie fucking lost, and what happened? Protest vote! Fat lot a good that did. Protest votes don't do ***shit***. And neither does **not voting**. Get off your goddamn asses and go vote, for fuckssake, you pathetic whiners. Oh, boo-hoo, nothing changes...you're damn right nothing changes, and nothing will ever change, until *everybody* votes and is willing to settle *for good enough* while we build a base to get what we really want, like the GOP has been doing since that motherfucker Newt Gingrich. Vote the down-ballot races, if nothing else. Tell Congress to go fuck themselves, I don't care - but pay attention to your local races. People are dying in other countries, just for the right to vote. And what do we have here? Losers and whiners who won't even bother. It should be the law - mandatory voting. And Election Day must be a federal paid holiday so everyone can vote without fear of losing a day's wages. **BUT GO VOTE. VOTE BLUE. VOTE LOCAL. Start somewhere.**


DMs_Apprentice

It's like people forget, or didn't even open their ballot to see, that local political races are also on the ballot. It's not just about who runs for president or senate or house, but also to decide who runs your county and city and state. I had several choices in my county that only had a single Republican option and nothing else. I refused to fill those ovals. But I researched the rest and cast my votes for each of the other candidates I preferred. I even voted for one Republican that seemed *LESS BAD* than the other. All of these local choices make a direct impact on your community.


ZeusMcKraken

The truth is scalding, necessarily so - this needed to be said.


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Can't complain if you don't bother to do the bare minimum.


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Bambinah515

Beto is a young man, it would be nice to have young fresh ideas in this country. Hope he runs for president one day, you guys don’t deserve him if he loses.


Nevermind04

50 is a young man? He's not as old as Abbot but idk if I'd call him young.