just_another_person@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 month agoWe elected an imbecile — and his latest move could kill us allwww.rawstory.comexternal-linkmessage-square116fedilinkarrow-up1428arrow-down116file-text
arrow-up1412arrow-down1external-linkWe elected an imbecile — and his latest move could kill us allwww.rawstory.comjust_another_person@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square116fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarequick_snail@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·1 month agoDirect action, civil disobedience, general strike, and (yes) voting
minus-squarelmmarsano@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-21 month ago (yes) voting At least you acknowledge it. It takes civic participation & political organizing to get it done. It doesn’t just happen without enough voter activation & activism to get the right people on the ballot see it through.
minus-squarequick_snail@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoI mean, the biggest problem is that you can’t win if you make it to the ballot in most places. Because its not a democracy. Some places have rank choice voting. And in those districts, voting makes the most sense
minus-squarelmmarsano@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 month agoOnly if you’re talking about 3rd parties. The major parties have primaries to get them on the ballot that way.
minus-squarequick_snail@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoThe US has like 10 parties. And the top two are nearly identical
With magic?
Direct action, civil disobedience, general strike, and (yes) voting
At least you acknowledge it. It takes civic participation & political organizing to get it done. It doesn’t just happen without enough voter activation & activism to get the right people on the ballot see it through.
I mean, the biggest problem is that you can’t win if you make it to the ballot in most places. Because its not a democracy.
Some places have rank choice voting. And in those districts, voting makes the most sense
Only if you’re talking about 3rd parties. The major parties have primaries to get them on the ballot that way.
The US has like 10 parties. And the top two are nearly identical
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