Jules she/her on nostr

I hate that "If voting changed anything they'd make it illegal" quote. Yes it's probably not going to change much, but the fact that governments have been actively working over the years to make it harder for trans people, people without fixed addresses or people who can't afford photo ID to vote suggests they're worried it'll change something, and by discouraging people from voting you're actively helping them with this.

RolloTreadway · 22w

nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqgk7f4mry59z9khkduv7y3h9uy3h45c38cns60aassuucda493rtqv9cmq0 It's so vacuous and self-important, isn't it? One of the main things that voting can change is that you can vote for people who will continue to enable the right to vote. Or, as happened...

Police State UK · 22w

nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqgk7f4mry59z9khkduv7y3h9uy3h45c38cns60aassuucda493rtqv9cmq0 👍 Voting is literally the least effortful thing most people can do that has a credible theory of change. Sure, it's less likely to be impactful than local community organising etc, ...

Doug Webb · 22w

nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqgk7f4mry59z9khkduv7y3h9uy3h45c38cns60aassuucda493rtqv9cmq0 I don't know who are more annoying: smug libs who think voting is the entirety of political participation, or arrogant radicals who think that anything less than complete revolution is u...

Roberto von Archimboldi · 22w

nostr:nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnyd968gmewwp6kyqpqgk7f4mry59z9khkduv7y3h9uy3h45c38cns60aassuucda493rtqv9cmq0 for me the problem is that your vote is so statistically meaningless as to be pointless. That is not an argument against electoral politics. It is an argument against the idea that we ...

Jules she/her · 22w

Also, saying "everyone should vote" isn't the same as saying "voting should be the extent of your civic participation", any more than saying "everyone should brush their teeth" is the same as "brushing your teeth should be the only personal hygiene action you take"