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@benroyce

I think there's a large fraction that doesn't know, doesn't care and/or doesn't care to know. Low-info voting prolly won't help; turnout doesn't help any more.

So it's more "care, motherfuckers." Maybe a taller order.

@tarheel

yup

voting is part of the struggle to maintain your #rights

ignorance of the consequences comes from #privilege

nonvoters on the left are exactly like #MAGA this way: they don't know and they don't care how *they* are fucked

because what's important to nonvoters is masturbating their ego in an ivory tower of perfection, and if they don't get perfect, they feel #entitled to not #vote

utterly fucking ignorant to the fact they live in fucking reality and they are impacted, personally

@tarheel

when i castigate #nonvoters i hear:

"you're turning them off"

fuck that

if someone lacks the capacity to see the stakes, that's on them

it's not our job to soothe and trick them with emotional appeal. that's #MAGA tactics

what's happening now is they are learning consequences

the hard way

*even then* they will shift blame. never taking ownership of their #alienation

the problem is them

not how insensitive we are to their fucking precious feelings

#vote #midterms2026 you fucks

@benroyce @StillIRise1963 @tarheel
Important to remember in conversations like that, when you’re arguing with somebody who’s really dug in, often you’re not really making a case to them at all. You’re making a case to the bystanders.

@inthehands @benroyce @StillIRise1963

Caveat: that's a public debate. Cost of losing is high. (Benefit of winning is high, too, but, new caveat, it might not stick. Wow, I'm so negative. :/ )