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[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago) (1 children)

When did I say stop trying? Reading comprehension on social media has really gone to shit,

Add yourself to that list bucko.

I didn't say you said that, I said people are looking for excuses to check out of voting. You didn't even give me anything to work on, you said ONE fucking paragraph that implied votes would be compromised, which I pushed back on.

This is what you said, I said there's hope.

Conservative billionaires own like 70% of the voting and tabulation machines. It’s only 2 companies.

I'm not reading the rest if you are gonna lay down a contentious essay because I made a MILD fucking pushback against apathy. If you're looking for someone to get mad at, don't pick people who are actually advocating for involvement, it feels like you're setting yourself up to get pissy and that's not effective messaging.

Get your reactionary impulses under fucking control. I won't see responses, play for the "crowd" all you want.

[–] zd9@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago

please discourage yourself from saying it's hopeless and pointless to vote, especially around others.

That's where you said I said that.

How about channel that purity testing towards actual action? I already am, but you funnel all your internet outrage towards tangibly improving things.