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Triana

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2. I agree with you. But try to get anyone to vote.

Reply to Thinkingabout (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 18, 2015, 08:36 PM

Apr 2015

Even here on DU admonitions to GOTV sink like a rock. There's a long of whinging about the nominee or potential nominee or this or that issue or whatever, though.

When people don't get involved, pay attention to politicians and issues and don't vote, they're GIVING THEIR POWER, THEIR INFLUENCE AND THEIR ECONOMY AND COUNTRY AWAY to the rich. I cannot deny that however fucked up our so-called "Democracy" is today, voter and citizen apathy has a lot to do with how it got that way -- and why it stays that way.

It's not the sole reason. But it's one of many.

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“We live in a faux democracy, which is why everyone’s so cynical and nobody votes” [View all] Triana Apr 2015 OP

36% voted in 2014, republicans got enough Senators to take the majority. Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #1

I agree with you. But try to get anyone to vote. Triana Apr 2015 #2

The story "they are not motivating the voters" is one of the lamest excuse. Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #3

Many only vote when there's a clear choice and a lot at stake leveymg Apr 2015 #12

+1,000 Scuba Apr 2015 #13

The one percent will win regardless of how many people vote. that's why people don't vote Doctor_J Apr 2015 #6

We did not have huge Democratic majorities to over ride a filibuster, in fact there was a 56-58/ Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #7

we had far bigger majorities than the republicans need to pass their agenda, and if the Doctor_J Apr 2015 #8

Say whatever you please, the fact the Senate needs 60 votes to pass most bills. Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #9

Those are the facts. Democratic majority wasted. Octafish Apr 2015 #16

In every state that has "Vote By Mail" almost eighty percent turned out to vote. Bandit Apr 2015 #15

This message was self-deleted by its author guillaumeb Apr 2015 #4

+1 n/t Triana Apr 2015 #5

Can 64% of voters win elections? Sure they can, the 1% wins because they also vote. Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #10

they also influence a lot of votes. it's not because 1% votes. cali Apr 2015 #14

64% does not influence congressional members, why should they worry about the non voters Thinkingabout Apr 2015 #18

I don't think that the voters or rather sadoldgirl Apr 2015 #11

I'm cynical, I vote. 99Forever Apr 2015 #17

Cynicism is a self-fulfilling prophecy. hay rick Apr 2015 #19