Pew: Even amid high turnout, less than 40% of Americans voted in all three most recent national elections
Pew: Even amid high turnout, less than 40% of Americans voted in all three most recent national elections
Only 37% of eligible American citizens voted in all three of the most recent national general elections, according to a report released Wednesday by the Pew Research Center – even though those elections saw some of the highest turnout in decades. The analysis, which tracked individual Americans’ vot...
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Voting is irrelevant now. It can’t stop what’s happening. Not to say you shouldn’t vote, if you’re informed. But the population is not civically educated, by design. And they’re not educating themselves, that’s the role of the government, which is captured. So the solution is… wait. Wait for the fascism, the war, the collapse. Bernie was proof that reform is impossible.
Hopeless take my dude. I know it feels like we're on a train careening towards a cliff, but don't forget that there are lawyers, judges, and even a small subset of politicians that are still fighting the good fight, and they need to know that we're still behind them.
They may be in a minority, but I think as more and more people wake up, look around, and get involved politically on the local and state levels, we can still turn this ship around. We have access to more information right at our fingertips than we ever have in the past. It's important for us to strike down fascist and extremist viewpoints, shout them down, and ensure that the younger generations see more level headed approaches.
Never stop fighting.
Agreed! I won't if you won't my dude!
I get out and vote no matter how inconvenient it is, for you guys. Because I believe and I want others to know that I believe too.
Ok doomer.
I wish I weren’t.