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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhen you think why bother that is what they want...
Exactly. The fuckers rely on it.
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When you think why bother that is what they want... (Original Post)
Soph0571
Oct 2019
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Atticus
(15,124 posts)1. Thank you. I needed to see that this morning. nt
Soph0571
(9,685 posts)2. You are very welcome :-)
Phoenix61
(17,009 posts)3. Exactly!
The cheapest, easiest way to disenfranchise voters is convince them their vote doesnt matter. Once thats been accomplished no need to gerrymander or spend millions on campaigns. Just sit back and count the votes of your few hard care constituents. Since fear motivates people to act more than anything else, run a campaign that stokes that one emotion and youre in. Sound familiar?
secondwind
(16,903 posts)4. That's what Putin did and stil does.