What I'm trying to say is that it's not a matter of chance and the democracy is not broken. It's working exactly as it's designed to. If your intention is to create a positive outcome, you're wasting your time and money getting people registered. There's only one outcome and even if there wasn't it still wouldn't matter which party won, the people would still lose like we always do. There's no such thing as voting. There is no choice.
America's democracy is poorly design from the jump but it has been further broken.
Capping the number of House reps, gerrymandering, and voter suppression has all altered our electoral system for the worst and prevent more positive outcomes. The only way to repair those things are for the left to flood the system and overcome these biases. Then past what it can to build a firewall. Yes it is extremely hard, but it is not the impossible situation you are painting it to be. And if people do nothing, it only gets worst.
Secondly, not all politics are national. I am not getting people register to vote and be engaged just to vote Dem every two or four years. Local politics is extremely important. Right now in Vegas they are trying to criminalize homelessness. Something that disportionately affect minority communities. So yes I give my time and money and plead with people to vote in local elections and show up to community forums because I care about for people, especially my people, not being criminalized for being in economic despair.
Furthermore the judges that sentence black and brown folk to long sentences run in elections, the sheriff's that cover up misconduct, and prosecutors that overcharge people names are on all on ballots. The state Assemblymen and Senators that suppress black people votes, and rob poor communities of funding, names are on the ballot. But yeah, let me let those people have it cause I am too pessimistic to do anything about it.
Do you know that is exactly what the GOP counts on? Conservatives operatives have spelled out over and over that their plan is to jam up the system so nothing gets done and voter apathy to sets in. The bigots and crony capitialist want voter apathy because they flourish in low turnout elections. The more people adopt your worldview on politicial engagement, the more they win.
It is a cycle, where one thing feeds the other.
If you care so much about how broken democracy is, why don't you support plans to rectify the situation? Why not study and advocate for the solutions before giving up?
All are trying to tell me things are hopeless because things don't go the way you want all the time. Sorry but that is a position I can't rock with for many reasons.
My suggestion to you is before you adopt this worldview, at least engage with local politics more.
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