Political Memes

Yeah. Nonvoting has a lot of factors, and this meme is just kvetching about one of them.

The issue is the 2 party system that is designed this way. Change the system if you want more choices (ideally by pressuring your party to do it while they are in power)

And before anyone comes in and says "THE DUOPOLY WOULD NEVER LET IT HAPPEN", consider treating political parties more like alliances of like-minded politicians who will absolutely screw each other over for one more term in office rather than some united monolith which acts only in its own interests.

The duopoly makes things harder. It does not make things impossible. Fucking vote. It's literally the least you can do.

Voting 3rd party or not voting at all helps the person you want the least to be in office.

The way I say it: voting 3rd party for progressivism is the biggest self own in history.

They're real. Some of them try a utilitarian argument of a long-term "The Dems will never understand if you just keep GIVING them your vote!" which ignores the realities on the ground of what message politicians get from non-voting, and also the difference between the importance of a message and the importance of preventing a literal fascist. Like, this isn't 2008 or 2012. It's not even 2000 or 2004, gruesome and murderous as Bush was. This will significantly hinder our ability to influence the polity going forward - assuming we don't end up in camps or graves.

Others are just viewing voting as they've been taught to by American society, which does not place especially emphasis on civic duty - they view it as a spiritual exercise, a kind of personal prayer to democracy, something that is an expression of their soul rather than an attempt to use the political power generations fought and died over to achieve what you can in, and against, other political coalitions. For them, if there is something offensive to their morality in the practical choices, that's enough to not vote.

If they don't vote, they tell themselves, they aren't responsible. And I'd agree that they aren't responsible, but in a different meaning of the phrase.

Exactly. This scene is literally Grimes having a meltdown over Homer essentially never having to feel the consequences of his actions and failing his way to success and a cushy lifestyle.

If this were a meme about Israel, it would at least make more sense, as certain non-voters would have an excuse to be frustrated - but with it being about Project 2025 it just doesn't fit at all, as voters are the frustrated ones here.

Unfortunately, those states still did not go to Harris, and large numbers of people in those states sat out the election because they didn't see fascism as enough of a threat to take seriously.

A week has passed since voters decided fascism Wasn't That Bad and gave the keys to one of the most powerful countries in the world over to an outright, unashamed fascist and his cronies. Sorry for still being concerned with the issue of who the fuck thought this was a good idea.

Hard disagree. Not only has it barely begun, it couldn't possibly be more fair