People will occasionally ask me why I am mad at non-voters or protest voters on the left instead of Republicans. Which is a misunderstanding. I AM mad at Republicans. I know who my enemies are.
But when you have a friend who looks down on you, says they care about you and your loved ones, but actively works against anything that might be good for you, sabotages you, sneers at you for being angry or hurt by it, makes choices that do you harm, and knowingly leaves you under the power of abusers… At some point you have to stop and ask yourself if that person is really a friend, you know?
Yes- because at least the Republicans are probably voting for something they believe in and want. Though there is a lot of very frustrating stupidity there with the Trump voters. Non-voters and third party voters are essentially voting Republican because of how our government works but they’ll throw a fit if you point that out. They can claim that they care about democracy and LGBTQ rights and people of color but they’ll ego trip instead of making the small sacrifice of picking the less crazy option every time even though it sucks. Voting isn’t a instagram post, it’s doing the dishes. It’s not fun and it’s not glamorous, it’s a responsibility we have as adult citizens
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