My state only lets you vote in primaries to the party you’re registered to. So I cannot vote in the Republican primary at all which means I get no representation from them even if I think they’re all fucking mad.
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Nalivai@lemmy.world 4 days agoonly registered democrats are allowed to vote
It’s free, and you can do it either online, or by mail, or in person. What the “I would vote but don’t know how to buy stamps” bullshit argument is that?
BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 days ago
Nalivai@lemmy.world 4 days ago
…that’s how it’s supposed to work, yes. You chose your party affiliation first, then you chose how this party is shaped.
Do I also think it’s stupid? Absolutely. But that’s the system you have, and you don’t get another one by just ignoring it really hard.
ViceroTempus@lemmy.world 4 days ago
That not everybody registers democrat for one reason or another, and are left out of the democratic process. Which people like you choose to ignore because it makes your arguments less sound.
Nalivai@lemmy.world 4 days ago
The internal politics of the party is not the only democratic process available to you. Pretending that it’s a big conspiracy that you need to be a member of a political organisation to effect said organisation is one of the most insane arguments against participating in democracy I’ve heard recently, so congrats on that.
Yeah, I would also want American insane political system to be not as insane. Maybe participate in it a bit more, and you can change it, huh?
ViceroTempus@lemmy.world 4 days ago
First I knock on doors for the candidates I believe in, I’m probably one of the most participatory voters in my local area. I do the calls, I join in protests where I can, and am an active member of my community. If I wasn’t I certainly wouldn’t be pissed about the whole fucking thing. FFS, I’ve quite literally helped organize my neighborhood in case ICE shows up.
I get that you don’t like losing, so you imagine arguments you can fight against, but don’t you find it a bit pathetic you need to do that? Stick to what I said, not why imaginary me said in your head, please. Don’t assume shit about my life you haven’t even bothered asking me about, it just pisses me off, and makes you look like an idiot.