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submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by silence7@slrpnk.net to c/politics@lemmy.world

A lot of what needs to be done is making sure that the Harris win is large enough that you can't easily claim that a handful of ballots should be tossed and change the outcome. That means:

  • Check your voter registration — part of the Republican strategy has long been invalidating registrations so people can't vote
  • Volunteer — nothing in the world quite like talking to people.
  • Donate — money is used for everything from ads to voter turnout operations
  • Organize; be prepared to turn out with others in your community to actively object to any effort to ignore your votes
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[-] danc4498@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

Most people in America can’t do anything about that though. Only the people in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, Nevada, and Arizona.

[-] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 23 points 2 months ago

Nah. Even if you are in a safe state, vote. Even if you are in a state run by weirdos, vote. Literally vote.

It worked in 2020. trump had more votes than in 2016 and he lost by even more. January 6th had no chance of success because it was obvious who won. Taking the capitol building doesn't mean anything.

The supreme court doesn't even mean anything without the consent of the governed. The British won the War of 1812 and literally burned the White House to the ground. They still had to leave because the US is so big that it's literally ungovernable without consent of the population.

[-] P00ptart@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

The British definitely did NOT win the war of 1812. Wtf are you talking about?

[-] KevonLooney@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

The official results are "inconclusive". The US lost more lives, more money, and the capital. I call that a loss, especially since the US declared war to begin with. What do you call it?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812

[-] Ohmmy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 months ago

Leave it to the Brits to be beaten by America's weather.

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