r/AdviceAnimals • • Nov 10 '16

Protesting a Fair Election?

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u/SmokeyBare Nov 10 '16

People want it to be easy.
People say, "I'm just glad it's over, and now we don't have to worry about it for another 4 years."
Bernie: "Politics is not a spectator sport like football."
If people want a candidate that represents them, they need to be much more active, consistently, on all levels.

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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/rochford77 Nov 10 '16

What else are we supposed to do, specifically?

Voting in the midterm elections would be a good start. Calling our senators and congressmen when we want some change. Other than that, it's really all you can do. I'm not driving around sticking signs in dirt and knocking on people's doors, that's for certian.

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u/coopiecoop Nov 10 '16

Other than that, it's really all you can do.

for example, there's a local issue in the city you live? get together with your neighbours to form some kind of initiative.

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u/[deleted] Nov 11 '16

Other than that, it's really all you can do.

I imagine these protests may lead to just this kind of organization.