r/GenZ • u/shadow_nipple 1999 • 4d ago

if you hate voter apathy.....FIX IT Discussion

the reason voter apathy exists is because ever since the 70s, people vote to put politicians in power, and then get fucked when said politicians serve the interests of corporations while doing nothing to directly and materially affect positive change in peoples everyday lives.

if you hate apathy, then give people something to vote FOR rather than against

because....and i hate to say it but I think this year will prove it......voting "against" isnt going to work anymore

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u/shadow_nipple 1999 4d ago

Too lazy to even research what the different parties are doing.

serving the interests of the corporations over those of the voters

nothing else matters, thats the death of democracy

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u/Impressive_Heron_897 4d ago

Nope. Not remotely true in either count.

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u/shadow_nipple 1999 4d ago

if you dont think that citizens united was the death of democracy in america, then youre a republican

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u/Impressive_Heron_897 4d ago

Yep. Shows how important it is to keep Republicans out of power so we can take back the supreme court.

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u/shadow_nipple 1999 4d ago

you do understand that isnt possible right?

like you have come to peace with republicans holding power again within the next 4 years right?

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u/FallenCrownz 4d ago

Obama had the supreme court, the houses and the Senate in a super majority. what did he do with it? jack shit except repackaging Mitt Romney's healthcare plan which just gave medical companies hundreds of billions of dollars instead of creating a much cheaper national health care service.

Shit other than that, he just sent another 100k troops into Afghanistan to support the most corrupt government in the world. Genocide Joe, Trump, Obama, Bush, Clinton, Bush and Reagan are all the same. Republicans will make things bad in the interest of corporatations and them Democrats will come in and out some neolib as the candidate who mind you, won't reverse any Republican era policy but will just do them like 5% less and won't be so garish about it.

But you have fun voting for Jim Crow Joe, I'm sure the walking cadaver will change everything! Lol

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u/Impressive_Heron_897 4d ago

lol jim crow joe. Hilarious.

"Dems aren't doing things as fast as I want so I'm going to vote for a fascist with evangelical christian values" doesn't do it for me. But if that's your view, I can't stop you.

If I'm hiring two people to build me a house, and one is slightly overcharging and I have some issues with their work and the other wants to murder me and bury my kids in the foundation, I don't have an issue choosing.