• cabbage@piefed.social
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      Every single non-voter in the country willingly allowed the Republicans to fuck everyone over.

      Edit: Going back decades, obviously. The latest election has nothing to do with the current SCOTUS. And sure, it’s not the American non-voters’ fault they’re brain dead consumers with no will of their own. It’s all very sad, blah blah blah.

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        One way or another, any government which remains in power is a representative government. If your city government is a crooked machine, then it is because you and your neighbors prefer it that way - prefer it to the effort of running your own affairs.

        Hitler’s government was a popular government; the vast majority of Germans preferred the rule of gangsters to the effort of thinking and doing for themselves. They abdicated their franchise.

        —Robert A. Heinlein, Take Back Your Government

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        Down voted for the truth.

        Say it with me- fuck nonvoters.

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            “Is it my fault that I refuse to run on popular issues and can’t win elections? No, it is the voters who are wrong.”

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            Isn’t that ALL non voters do? Blame someone else? I mean, that’s their entire schtick, isn’t it? To do nothing and point the finger at others for the results?

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      The republicans I suppose. If I recall correctly they were against Obama appointing a judge before the end of his term for some reason while very supportive of Trump appointing judges before his term ended