Fox News won’t bother mentioning this to their viewers.

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    Yep. Just vote and don’t expect to get to the top. We’re never getting there. We just vote and vote and vote and then eventually we die, pushing the same boulder the entire time.

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      It’s far from ideal, but the problem is that we let it roll back every 4-8 years. If Democrats consistently won due to progressive policies, the candidates would inevitably become more progressive to capture more of the constituency. Disengagement and disenfranchisement consistently cause the boulder to fall, leading to the lack of overall progress.

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        6 months ago

        And because that doesn’t happen, I just have to assume that Americans aren’t nearly as progressive as everybody on the Internet thinks they are.

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          Don’t underestimate the efficacy of voter disenfranchisement and disengagement. Republicans don’t need to prop up Trump. People who loath him will vote for him simply due to party loyalty. Discrediting Biden is all it takes for a win.

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            6 months ago

            So everybody has to vote for someone they hate otherwise the other guy they hate will be in power.

            Great democracy everybody. Glad the wrong lizard didn’t win.

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              I’m not defending the system. I’m suggesting we use it until we have a better option.

              Whether you realize it or not, comments like that drive disengagement. It imparts hopelessness, which leads some to apathy.

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                    You’re right. It’s important to keep negative feelings to yourself. Cram them right down in the pit of your stomach and then smile and say “Yeah, this is exactly the sort of government I want and if you have a problem with it then you’re a bad person.”