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In reply to the discussion: Will the youth of America be willing and able to stop fascism? [View all]Sympthsical
(9,073 posts)The thing is, people just seem to ignore all human nature. "Well, if you can't look around and be motivated to vote, you're the worst." That's the message. That's it. This feeling that if you need persuading it's not worth it (2016 says hey).
Ok, but human nature hasn't changed in the last several thousand years. This isn't a campaign approach liable to work, but it's all I see from people older than me. When the message is consistently, "You will get nothing and you will be fine with it, because it could be worse!"
Why would someone vote for you? Where is the persuasion? Where is the enthusiasm and motivation? Say what you will, but the Right is really good at motivating. Those people get riled up. Our side just yells at my generation and younger.
We get yelled at when we bring up issues important to us, then we get yelled at when our enthusiasm isn't what people feel it ought to be.
How many times can you tell people you do not care about them, their issues, or their lives (see: Millennials and economic anything) and then still stand there with your hand out, "Vote for me please, you whining piece of shit."
I mean it's totally fascinating to me, because people seem to genuinely believe this is a viable strategy. Completely blows my mind.
I always vote. Always always. I mark that D all the way down. But, man, I get how people my age and younger feel. I really do.