SoundNFury
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Nope.

What positive change has ever happened as a result of people not voting?

Voting is a civic duty. People who threaten to withhold their vote are being petulant and selfish.
The Eternal Atheist @TheEternalAtheist
People sometimes threaten or imply they’ll pull their votes as a political maneuver. Esp as a group it can be effective in getting the change they want.
08:06 AM - Nov 26, 2023
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Lynn Massie 💙
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In response to SoundNFury.
i think they meant "threatened to" and not actual pull their vote. but regardless, it's a dangerous game. a game that usually is played by white cis voters.
08:19 AM - Nov 26, 2023
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SoundNFury
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In response to Lynn Massie 💙.
I'm mainly concerned with the claim that it is effective at enacting change that people want.

That is a load of garbage.
08:25 AM - Nov 26, 2023
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The Eternal Atheist
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In response to SoundNFury.
Maybe I didn't make it clear, but my point is that sometimes people threatening not to vote for someone don't really have that intention. They're using the threat as political muscle to get what they want.
08:17 AM - Nov 26, 2023
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SoundNFury
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In response to The Eternal Atheist.
Intentions don't matter. It's immature.

And not participating in the democratic process doesn't allow people to get what they want.

"Power concedes nothing without a demand." - Frederick Douglass - the way we demand things is by raising our voices and voting, which people fought and died for.
08:23 AM - Nov 26, 2023
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