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— What Russia Wants You to Know
“No vote, comrade. You be like Ruzzia now. You be like us. We same, dah?”
Yes, we must stay inside the casino and keep feeding the slot machine until it changes the house rules in our favor.
The (realistic) alternative to voting is....?
To undertake activities across every layer of society to influence what kind of people wind up on your voting ballot. If you wait until the poll to do anything about the people on the ballot, you've already lost to corporations who bought those people. They're going to get elected then act against their constituents' interests.
Revolution, long overdue.
Got a guide on how to get that done? Have to get millions of people on board to potentially sacrifice everything for a chance of change through revolution. When things like health insurance and being able to afford food are directly tied to employment, which can be taken away at a moments notice, especially if someone is active in a revolution, it's really tough to get people to go all in.
I'm not saying it can't happen, just that it's probably not going to unless something truly significant happens that greatly affects the masses. Depending on how the midterms are handled and how much fuckery Republicans can instill, we might see something. I'm not saying bad things haven't happened, but it hasn't gotten bad enough for the majority of people yet to throw their lives at a revolution.
You sound like the smartest person here - thank goodness. We’ve been waiting for you to enlighten us with your well thought out and reasonable solution.
Can’t wait!