I'm not sure not voting is benefiting anything. What do I gain, a few minutes of my time in a year? Particularly since there are still a lot of local elections that aren't screwed with yet. Even if it's rigged, what can participation hurt?
I don't think an effective solution exists yet. At the moment I think it's just waiting, trying to keep our heads on straight, and not get demoralized. Historically solutions don't present themselves overnight. The Declaration of Independence spoke of "patient sufferance" and the revolution built up over years, not months.
Yeah I wouldn't argue we have as long as the colonists did. Things just move faster with the media and technology today. Outside of that the only plan I can come up with is to encourage local resistance and keep local government clean.
As much fun as it might be for some to call for how we all need to rise up and start throwing tyrants out of helicopters, typically the best proposal I ever see from these type people is "you are all pussies you should be out doing something!" while also sitting around not doing what they are asking for. If I were to see a plan for a violent uprising with enough force that I thought even had a 1% chance of making a positive change, then I'm all ears. I can't even think of something that would scratch the surface at this point.
Not my take (yet) but voting is like masturbating. You get to feel good about yourself and your lizard brain is convinced that you participated in something meaningful. The problem is, you waste your natural drive to participate in something that actually produces anything. You've quieted the signals that normally drive men to improve themselves and their surroundings.
I'm not sure not voting is benefiting anything. What do I gain, a few minutes of my time in a year? Particularly since there are still a lot of local elections that aren't screwed with yet. Even if it's rigged, what can participation hurt?
I don't think an effective solution exists yet. At the moment I think it's just waiting, trying to keep our heads on straight, and not get demoralized. Historically solutions don't present themselves overnight. The Declaration of Independence spoke of "patient sufferance" and the revolution built up over years, not months.
Yeah I wouldn't argue we have as long as the colonists did. Things just move faster with the media and technology today. Outside of that the only plan I can come up with is to encourage local resistance and keep local government clean.
As much fun as it might be for some to call for how we all need to rise up and start throwing tyrants out of helicopters, typically the best proposal I ever see from these type people is "you are all pussies you should be out doing something!" while also sitting around not doing what they are asking for. If I were to see a plan for a violent uprising with enough force that I thought even had a 1% chance of making a positive change, then I'm all ears. I can't even think of something that would scratch the surface at this point.
Not my take (yet) but voting is like masturbating. You get to feel good about yourself and your lizard brain is convinced that you participated in something meaningful. The problem is, you waste your natural drive to participate in something that actually produces anything. You've quieted the signals that normally drive men to improve themselves and their surroundings.