Sunshine (she/her) to CanadaEnglish · 9 days agoDont Ever Listen To Those Who Claim "Voting is Pointless"imagemessage-square117linkfedilinkarrow-up1658arrow-down116
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minus-squareSunshine (she/her)OPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down9·9 days agoNot voting makes it easier for politicians to ignore them.
minus-squaredomlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down8·9 days agoIf they feel disenfranchised, they are probably already ignored.
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)OPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16arrow-down12·9 days agoThat’s a self fulfilling prophecy.
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down4·8 days agoOr a pat answer to give to disenfranchised people you don’t want represented. “If we’re ignoring you it’s because you’re not involved enough!”
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)OPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 days agoThose people could also set up their own regional party to get their voices better heard in parliament like the bloc have successfully done, I’m not saying to “only vote.”
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down3·8 days agoThere’s always some new criterion for not being ignored.
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)OPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·8 days agoThis conversation is not productive, stop being self defeatist and start working on solutions.
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down4·8 days agoThis conversation has reached the conclusion implicit in its opening.
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)OPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·8 days agoYou will lay on the floor doing nothing while claiming you’re “realistic”
Not voting makes it easier for politicians to ignore them.
If they feel disenfranchised, they are probably already ignored.
That’s a self fulfilling prophecy.
Or a pat answer to give to disenfranchised people you don’t want represented. “If we’re ignoring you it’s because you’re not involved enough!”
Those people could also set up their own regional party to get their voices better heard in parliament like the bloc have successfully done, I’m not saying to “only vote.”
There’s always some new criterion for not being ignored.
This conversation is not productive, stop being self defeatist and start working on solutions.
This conversation has reached the conclusion implicit in its opening.
You will lay on the floor doing nothing while claiming you’re “realistic”