Comment on Study: Congress literally doesn’t care what you think. The preferences of the average American appear to have only a miniscule, near-zero, statistically non-significant impact upon public policy.

LodeMike@lemmy.today ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

• Moneo@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  VOTE VOTE VOTE VOTE

  Municipal, provincial, federal. I don’t fucking know how your country works just fucking vote. Pretty pleaaaaaase.

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• Ultragigagigantic@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I did, and the primary to. Then the people who I voted alongside of talked massive shit about me because I didn’t smile hard enough while voting for “the most pro-labor president”.

  Then they didn’t do anything to fix the First Past the Post voting system and the spoiler effect that comes along side it. Despite lecturing people over and over about its mathematical flaws whenever anyone mentioned voting outside the two party system.

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• Veraxus@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  For what, exactly? The parties choose who we’re allowed to vote for. Until we abolish FPTP and implement RCV, there will be no democracy in America.

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  • LodeMike@lemmy.today ⁨4⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    They won’t be aligned to your interests unless you vote.

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