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cab67

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76. not voting is selfishness.

Thu Nov 3, 2022, 12:53 PM

Nov 2022

Nonvoters are relying on voters to make decisions that impact everyone's lives.

And nonvoters who cry out that the Democratic Party is too "corporate" or insufficiently progressive - you realize that not voting would increase the likelihood that a Republican - someone far worse than any Democrat - wins an election. Right?

You're basically saying that because none of the parties caters to your own sense of doctrinal purity, they don't get your vote. In other words, your own sensibilities are more important than the needs of everyone.

Selfishness personified.

(Realize I'm preaching to the choir here. Or I hope I am, anyway.)

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