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In response to
"so forgive me, as I have never really followed politics all that closely...."
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groiny
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something like this was actually one of my first thoughts last night, after the end was clear. "this is what happens when you tell people to vote."
Posted by
b. (aka starrynit)
Nov 9 '16, 14:05
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I've mentioned here before that I will never push, let alone beg. anyone to vote. once I'm sure they know what a privilege it is and that they need to do what it takes to be informed voters, that's it, it's then up to them.
just encouraging voting, in and of itself, isn't enough - people making sure they are informed and aware, and know what actual outcomes of their choices succeeding are likely to be/how they could well manifest is a huge deal to me. when some people say, "vote, it doesn't matter who/what for, just do it!" and such, it's not ok.
one of the reasons I made no talking politics at work rules for myself is the same as why this election cycle has been even more painful for me than already-painful-enough past ones - the reasons given by far too many people are just crazy-making to me. I've known this since before I could vote myself, when a classmate said she was voting for Alan Cranston for senator because he reminded her of her grandpa. when xx million people will vote for trump for reasons other than that he will be a good leader, a good commander in chief (no one has mentioned this yet today that I've seen, but, my goodness, send good thoughts and more to our troops who have him as their CiC come january), someone who will represent us well on an international stage, we have hard and sharp evidence much, much more than gotv efforts are needed. feeling bad about my fellow americans is the very worst part of this round. I keep trying to remind myself that it's just one aspect of people, that they're living their lives the best they can, etc.; but man, it's so danged hard. :/
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