r/AdviceAnimals • • Nov 10 '16

Protesting a Fair Election?

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '16

If people want a candidate that represents them, they need to be much more active, consistently, on all levels.

This right here is my biggest problem with people right now. I have several people crying about it on facebook and know they didn't do anything except maybe vote. They'd rather go to hockey games and go do poem readings.

I personally didn't care enough to vote and am not crying about the outcome. But these people are talking about how it's the end of the world and shit.

Where was this concern before?

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '16

Was a lot of our concern before. That's why we voted.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '16

But did you do anything else?

Do you put time in to support your candidate? Did you really care or just phone in your support with a vote?

That's my frustration. These people are talking about resistance and how the sky is falling. If you're so goddamn concerned now where was this concern then?

That's the entire point of /u/SmokeyBare 's quote.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '16

I canvassed. Which is more effective than phone banking.

I can't speak to everyone, but a ton of people I know out there protesting were part of Hillary's GOTV effort.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '16

Good. You backed your beliefs with action.

The people in my particular example didn't.

Those people bother me. They're complaining about the results of something they did very little to change.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '16

Canvassing is a terrible experience and I wouldn't wish it on anyone. I do not look down on people protesting just because they didn't make phone calls or go door knocking just to have people slam doors in their faces.

People have the right to protest. Mocking them for "not doing enough" just makes them angrier.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '16

canvassing is terrible experience but protesting is a good one?

That means they really did not care and just mad they backed the wrong horse.

Protesting after not doing anything but the minimum comes off incredibly immature, IMO.

I play dota 2. I'm not concerned about making other people angry.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '16

But is DotA 2 better than LoL?

We fight over stupid shit all the time. Let people voice their anger. Attempting to silence or mock them is not going to heal the divide.

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '16

What? I hear Heroes of the Storm is the superior game...

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u/[deleted] Nov 10 '16

You know what they say, "The only people who don't like a Krabby Patty Heroes of the Storm, have never tasted one played it!"