Cross-posted from “if the entire population just acted in a way they’ve never acted before…” by @[email protected] in [email protected]


furryprovocateur:

literally why is gerrymandering legal. why is america the stupid idiot country.

ndiamichelle:

This could be counterproductive if people actually vote. Everywhere. We can blame the system and politicians all we want but if people don’t get off their ass to vote correctly or just vote in general that would probably solve a good chunk of our problems.

furryprovocateur:

enthralled at the interpretation of the world you have. the best way to vote out a system that exists to suppress votes and bottleneck specific populations from being heard is to vote harder. tell me more.

toloveviceforitself:

There’s a certain kind of democrat whose whole politics is basically “if the entire population just acted in a way they’ve never acted before on a level that borders on the miraculous, we could win without changing anything else about how democrats govern or campaign!” and they think that’s not only a useful insight, but a good justification for rejecting literally any alteration of their ideology, their strategy, or even suggestions that (on the occasions they have power) they alter the rigged system that requires such miracles in the first place.

    • Alaskaball [comrade/them, any]@hexbear.net
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      3 days ago

      So I can think of two things, one try subscribing to a few to see of that does anything. Two try going to your user settings, click on the block tab, and scroll down to blocked communities and blocked instances to see if anything has been pre-set on your end.

      • ragebutt@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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        2 days ago

        It was blocked in my settings. Weird! I wonder if I somehow “pocket blocked” it or something because there was 1 other community (lemmit.online) blocked as well and I don’t block any communities or users as a rule. I was using a mobile app that had been essentially abandoned awhile ago too so maybe that created weirdness

        Either way fixed now. Thanks!