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when you refuse to vote from the left, the message sent to politicians is that left-leaning people are not reliable voters, that is why they court moderates after elections like this.
right-leaning people will vote for whatever idiot they put up, they are reliable voters.
so don't act shocked when you don't vote and the Overton Window shifts right
WHEN YOU REFUSE TO VOTE, YOU ARE ACTIVELY MAKING THE GOVERNMENT OF THIS COUNTRY MORE CONSERVATIVE AND YOU NORMALIZE THE ABSOLUTE MONSTROSITY THAT IS AMERICAN RIGHT-WING POLITICS.
if you don't vote for the candidate who will do the least harm and sit home or throw it away to a write-in or third party, the results will NOT be what you want. Even Ralph Nader eventually acknowledged this.
This.
This is the problem that's plagued Bernie Sanders through two Presidential elections. The Dems don't really care about the concerns of college-age and younger Americans, because the conventional wisdom is that young people don't vote.
Conventional political wisdom says that younger people are mad as hell about the state of the country and will express their anger by refusing to vote. Older people are mad as hell about the state of the country and will express their anger by voting in droves. So if you want to win an election, why would you ever listen to young people?
Bernie defied the conventional wisdom. He ran a campaign that reached out to young people across America and fought for economic policies that would be attractive for those demographics. And the consequence of this was that he failed out of two consecutive presidential primaries.
Bernie Sanders is extremely popular with people who don't vote. And that's why he's still just a Senator.
When you turn out and vote in every election, you are considered a reliable voting bloc. Those are the voices that the Democrats are interested in hearing from. They aren't going to listen to people who they don't believe will turn out anyways.
There are no answers outside of the Democratic party. Voting Third-Party will not put a Progressive in the White House. Refusing to vote will not put a Progressive in the White House. Protest-voting for a Republican will not put a Progressive in the White House.
The only way to put a Progressive in the White House is to flood the primary ballot boxes with votes for Progressives and then consistently turn out on election day until Progressive ideology seizes control and becomes the de-facto policy position of the Democratic party. The Left needs to take over the Democrats. There are no other paths forward.
And the most fundamental part of that, and I cannot stress this enough, is that Leftists have to vote.
Why're y'all in such a rush to escape samsara anyway this realm has animals you can pet and Nashville hot chicken you can eat and loved ones you get to share a life with
What's the point of achieving enlightenment when I can simply enjoy a delicious pastrami sandwich
I think this line of thinking— enjoying things just for what they are and not seeking something higher— would probably lead you to breaking free of samsara tbh
but my strami...
Subnautica » The Dunes
There should be dating apps that don't allow normies
If you put your starsign or anything about astrology in your bio you get instantly banned for life
No no! It’s just my patron troll symbol I swear!!
you said no normies what do you want
monkey paw
Wildlife photographer Julie Maggert has been taking pictures of snowy owls for years. So when she heard that a strange, orange-colored snowy owl had been spotted flying around Michigan’s Thumb area, she knew she had to see the bird for herself. Maggert drove two hours out to where the owl had been observed. Before long, she spotted her in the middle of a field. She couldn’t believe her eyes — she really was orange...
@todaysbird thought you might want to see this
"everyone suddenly seems really stupid and aggressive" its brain damage from covid
"im sick all the time now and everyone at work is sick all the time" its immune system damage from covid
"im sick again, but i tested and its not covid haha" its still probably covid, rapid covid tests have been estimated at 30% positive accuracy by researchers who are factoring in strain mutation and user error
"no one can drive anymore, what happened" its brain damage from covid
"why am i suddenly mentally ill" its brain damage from covid
"i started feeling weak, breathless, confused, distracted, irritable and in pain but it was a while after i got covid so its not long covid" long covid sets in a random number of months after your covid infection and also asymptomatic covid can cause it
"ive still never gotten covid, isnt that great" unless you are an undiscovered genetic freak (possible) or youve been living in a clean room, you have had a covid infection. it may have been asymptomatic
"im sick but its from blood clots, heart disease, asthma, nerve damage, narcolepsy, etc" covid attacks the entire body and can cause all of these things as downstream effects
"ive already had covid so i probably have pretty good immunity by now" covid does not work like this. the more times you are infected, the more permanently injured you will become, and the more vulnerable to further covid infections and infections of all other viruses and bacteria
"ive been vaccinated so im safe" covid does not work like this. vaccination lowers your likelihood of developing severe infection, it does not protect you from contracting the virus
"well what am i supposed to do" wear a mask
when enkidu dies Gilgamesh covers his face, veiling it “like a bride”. Haha (sudden low voice through gritted teeth) the ancient Mesopotamians are running circles around us. I need you to get your ass on the field and give me your best yaoi or we can kiss these quarter finals goodbye
problematic cup size gap
few understand just how many such cases there are
there’s a big difference between “i’m sad because a character i was emotionally invested in was killed off” and “this character’s death served no purpose, was used for shock value, and is the product of bad writing and i’m upset about that”
[Image ID: Tumblr post from ot3 reading: this is an awesome post to make if you want to get spoiled for every single piece of media on the entire planet /End ID]
mormons undoubtedly in the top 5 worst things the united states has ever invented which is really saying something
sorry that sometimes when I stay up too late I start posting abt how much I hate mormonism but the spirit just moves me to do it
like the mormon church is just such a perfect microcosm of everything wrong with christianity as it's practiced among the american right wing. everything abt it is so disgusting. one of the most utterly repulsive spectacles of racism, misogyny, and bigotry to ever leave a stain on the earth
Bringing this back because there’s been a bit of a push from Mormon influencers to normalize Mormonism, and as an exmormon I’m here to say fuck that
Do not allow the LDS Church to rebrand itself as some kind of harmless quirky church that just has a few silly rules. It’s a fucking cult that brainwashes its members and actively harms marginalized people. Mormonism deserves every ounce of hate it receives and then some
i hit the green tea so hard i can feel all the weather on earth happening at once
Do not obey in advance.
Keep hating It's working
Okay but reblogging specifically for "Tesla in Distressla" because whoever came up with that tagine deserves a moment of recognition.
americans love to eat a meal alone in a parked car
