2026-10-18 15:04 UTC
Check any political thread here or elsewhere and you will hear a regular refrain of “both parties are the same” and “voting doesn’t matter because it’s all rigged!” A huge percentage of Americans have fallen for that line of bullshit and now don’t bother to vote at all no matter what they think is important. It’s a sad fact that propaganda works.
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@frisbird@lemmy.ml 2026-10-18 15:12
The problem of low voter turnout precedes the Internet. Low voter turnout is a symptom of the problem, it is not the problem itself.
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@TrickDacy@lemmy.world 2026-10-18 15:15
Yep, spot on. And you got downvoted for saying it so we know your comment struck a nerve with someone who says or believes that bullshit.
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@Yuccagnocchiyaki@lemmy.world 2026-10-19 13:06
What’s funny is all of the comments that have substantial upvotes and support don’t have those two strawman arguments. I actually have seen anyone claim that the votes are rigged (that would be a MAGA pedophile). And no one has reduced any argument down to “both sides are the same” A duopoly does not mean both parties are the same