JeSuisUnHombre

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Revolutions aren't successful unless they have some ties to those in power. So we need some comrades in office before making plans like that.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You could run for office

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago (6 children)

You ever hear of the ratchet effect? It only works that way when the 2 controlling parties have similar goals.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 month ago (8 children)

Thanks for ignoring the second paragraph.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

a president can potentially pick several Supreme Court justices

Only if they have support from the senate.

Plus as the head of state, they are one of the biggest symbols of national identity.

Maybe they shouldn't be.

If low voter turnout is a problem, and they don’t want to vote for arguably the important role, why would they bother going out and queuing at all?

I'm arguing it's not the most important role and trying to get people to go vote even if they skip the president part of their ballot.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

This doesn't acknowledge the core of my argument. This doesn't even contradict anything I've said.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (3 children)

The president isn't the only thing on the ballot. I don't see the revolution happening with the dearth of actually left wing politicians we currently have. Fuck the president, vote local.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 month ago

That was pretty weird. You're also misrepresenting my argument. As far as my motivations for posting, they are 1, get people to vote even if it's not for president and 2, steer more conversation towards local politicians.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

If we keep focusing solely on the president we'll never get better options.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

We still have snow sometimes that means there's no global warming.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (3 children)

That's included but not the only thing I'm talking about. Also the real point I'm trying to make is if we're able to elect better people to congress and make those voices unignoreable, then it doesn't matter who the president is.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 month ago (4 children)

You're so right, because we are not currently living under a full extreme fascist state, that totally means the US isn't moving in that direction. /s

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