I have problems with people who abstained. The hard thing is, how do you change voter behavior?

  • SoftestSapphic@lemmy.world
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    8 hours ago

    This push to demonize the strawman protest voters is an ongoing propaganda campaign to cause poor people to infight.

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      2 hours ago

      Telling people not to vote is the propaganda campaign.

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      8 hours ago

      Strawman?

      6.27 Million more people voted for Biden in 2020 than Harris in 2024. That’s not strawmanning, those fuckers stayed home and that is exactly why we are in the current situation.

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      8 hours ago

      Or worse, to exacerbate racial tensions, is one possibility I fear.

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          3 hours ago

          it’s generating productive discussion

          also there’s nothing really to “agree” with or not; it’s a question only and I have been doing my best not to come down with immediate judgement toward those answering the question

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            3 hours ago

            Gives some serious “just asking questions” vibes.

            The image definitely provides a pretty clear perspective. People seem to be reacting to either agreeing or disagreeing with that perspective. Why is the main focus on those that abstained rather than on those that voted Trump? I don’t really see any productive conversations happening. Just the same people reiterating the same talking points. The data makes it clear that Gaza was not a big issue for voters, and no one is really going to change their mind on either side of that even if it WAS the deciding factor in the election. This seems like a distraction and a great way to sow division.

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      7 hours ago

      Well, no, because I’ve been asking myself the same question for a while now. And I don’t have that agenda. Lol