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   Sally Strange (sallystrange@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Friday, 05-Jan-2024 05:18:52 JST Sally Strange

   This conversation happens at least once per day on here.

   Lefty: Voting is not enough. We must be prepared to do more than vote, because the Democratic Party are not interested in saving anyone from fascism.

   Liberal: But you must vote! Trump and Biden are not the same!

   Lefty: Ya, I said voting is not ENOUGH, not that I'm against it, although--

   Liberal: This is Russian propaganda. Stop doing voter suppression, you fascist! I bet you're soooo privileged!

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   If you're a liberal who doesn't harangue leftists this way, congrats. Go tell your pals to stop shooting the messenger, please.

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     Sally Strange (sallystrange@eldritch.cafe)'s status on Friday, 05-Jan-2024 11:30:31 JST Sally Strange

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     My fellow Americans:

     If you're genuinely interested in increasing voter turnout, there are a few things you can do:

     -volunteer to register new voters
     -volunteer with a local candidate you like to do phone banking, or door knocking, or signature gathering
     -pressure your Democratic representatives to adopt policies that will actually attract the interest of the 1/3 of eligible voters who never vote (there's a long list of policies supported by at least 60% of Americans but which have been disdained by both parties for decades. Marijuana legalization is just one example)
     -vote in Democratic primaries for candidates who support such policies

     That's pretty much it. Yelling at politically astute leftists about their correct assessment of the extremely bleak situation is going to have either zero effect or negative effect.