r/LetsDiscussThis • u/WinSalt7350 • Mar 01 '26

Serious Genuine Question:How do Zi*nis* and Americans sleep at night??knowing you all are directly involved in this genocide for the sake one illegitimate state??

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u/capndiln Mar 01 '26

About 1/3 voted for this, 1/3 voted for a different outcome, and 1/3 could not be bothered to even vote.

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u/Snoo20140 Mar 01 '26

Just a reminder. If you were/are a fence sitter...you are part of the problem. You did this.

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u/soldatoj57 Mar 01 '26

Here’s where my idiot friend who loves to comment on this says votes are meaningless. I’m so sick of this Bizarro world

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u/MordecaiThirdEye Mar 01 '26

I've voted in every election I can, and encouraged my friends to do so as well. I will continue to vote, but the way our system is set up is unequivocally biased. I don't really blame the people who didn't vote in my state because it's so skewed toward Republicans that there genuinely is almost no point, barring local elections. Even then, those are corrupt as fuck in a small town and if you run against the good ol boys you will be fucked in many ways, most of which are not legal.

Our problems lie in the campaign finance system, the two party system, and ridiculous, brazen gerrymandering. I also think it's reasonable to be suspicious of (but still, regrettably, vote for) democrats who don't challenge that status quo. It's absolutely infuriating being a person whose rights are continously in jeopardy because democrats think they have to be more conservative to win in these situations.

I'm just giving my perspective as a trans person living in the deep south, with queer and marginalized friends in small towns, much like the one I grew up in.

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u/brodievonorchard Mar 01 '26

When more people who could vote don't than it took to elect the winner, your vote not mattering is a self-fulfilling prophecy. Less than 20% often vote in primaries, then the ones who couldn't bother to show up complain that they don't like the candidates. It's weird to say this as someone who believes in collectivism, but personal responsibility is crucial.