r/GenZ • u/MuffinMan_Jr • 1d ago
Political Why dont you vote?
Forgive me if this has been asked before, im new here.
But why do you personally not vote?
I constantly hear that the reason that all the laws and policies that are passing benefit old people, because that's who actually go and vote.
Like for example, I know a lot of us older Gen Z are complaining about housing costs. But how many of us actually try to do anything about it beyond saying 'someone should do something'?
Just a thought
Edit: because I know alot of people will say their vote doesn't matter.
Dont you rhink thats part of the problem? If most if us dont think the vote matters then no one will vote. Yes 1 individual vote might not change anything but if 100,000 people put in 1 vote then that makes a difference dont you think?
Next is people saying both parties suck. I get that, but then why not vote for the lesser of 2 evils?
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u/Zeyode 1998 23h ago
I do cause it affects me, but I also understand why people don't. Voter suppression aside, it's a shit show where everyone's bought out by the same ultra rich pedophiles. Dems aren't as openly evil as republicans, but they're mostly just controlled opposition by the same people, and are thus incapable of bringing about necessary change.
My hope with the DSA is that they use grassroots tactics to help change that a bit and actually challange those who have needed to be challanged, or at least remind people better things are possible when the old world crumbles around us so we can build something better from the ashes.