I have problems with people who abstained. The hard thing is, how do you change voter behavior?

  • loudiamond@lemm.ee
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    3 hours ago

    Seems like this is more of a candidate problem than a voter problem - Joe and Kamala were very aggressive to anti-genocide voters and protestors - Gov Shapiro even wanted them arrested

    Vote shaming will not get these voters to your side, but you know what will - candidates who will listen

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      Vote shaming will not get these voters to your side

      This is beyond voter shaming, though. This is asking what the fuck were they thinking.

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      Emphatically correct based on everything I learn. I could never imagine changing my vote based on shaming and I don’t know why so many choose that tactic anyway, even after the thing is over.

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        This is why the aftermath of the election has been particularly frustrating to me - a LOT of comments are just shitting on Muslim voters and kind of acting happy that trump is so terrible - often ‘liberal’ voters.

        What the heck? We have to keep the doors open and politicians have to get them through the doors

        • TimLovesTech (AuDHD)(he/him)@badatbeing.social
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          It’s also frustrating to spread the word and make sure everyone knows the consequences. And then with everyone 100% knowing the outcome, decided a fascist was the best choice. The guy who had a playbook out months in advance detailing his plans of terror and destruction. The guy that every time he opened his mouth spewed racism, Hitler praising, promises of being a dictator, conspiracy theories, and on and on. And people heard/saw that and were like, YEP!

          The idea still blows my mind. And I’m not sure I’ll get to a point where I can understand why someone would sell us all out like that, and then still consider us on the same side.