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In reply to the discussion: Why Democrats Have a Problem with Young Voters [View all]TheKentuckian
(26,314 posts)Especially in the area of allowing the Republicans to win because if their worldview is assimilated, their extraction schemes not only unpunished but unreformed and largely encouraged, even enforced by the state, our civil liberties diminishing, our ideals not only turned away from but openly mocked, our buying power for basics continue to diminish, and we see a deliberate and relentless effort to shock doctrine our sparse safety nets and education systems and it limits the ability for those who care about fundemental ideals to campaign in good faith.
If I can get someone out on the old "lesser of two evils" or "look at those crooked, stupid, evil, phony ass, pantysniffing hypocrits" then I'll go for it but I'm not up for an unpaid sales gig and coming out of pocket. I'll work for my Congressman and expect the logical "reverse coattails" to help, that is what I "can do" and I'm no kid or fairweather voter.
Those that share the agenda had best do the heavy lifting and digging deep into empty pockets and content to get votes.
Picking a poison is one thing, putting out money I can't afford and giving up my time and resources for the privilege is another.