Sunshine (she/her) to CanadaEnglish · 21 hours agoDont Ever Listen To Those Who Claim "Voting is Pointless"imagemessage-square83linkfedilinkarrow-up1529arrow-down112
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minus-squaredomlinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down8·18 hours agoIf they feel disenfranchised, they are probably already ignored.
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)OPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down12·18 hours agoThat’s a self fulfilling prophecy.
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·4 hours 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-up2·4 hours 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-up2arrow-down2·4 hours agoThere’s always some new criterion for not being ignored.
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)OPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·4 hours agoThis conversation is not productive, stop being self defeatist and start working on solutions.
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·4 hours agoThis conversation has reached the conclusion implicit in its opening.
minus-squareSunshine (she/her)OPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·4 hours agoYou will lay on the floor doing nothing while claiming you’re “realistic”
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”