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JonLP24

(29,322 posts) Fri Nov 7, 2014, 02:53 AM Nov 2014

"Turnout in the United States is always awful"

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"Turnout in the United States is always awful" (Original Post) JonLP24 Nov 2014 OP

Because you can't have a Capitalist Democracy. DeSwiss Nov 2014 #1

When people don't vote, they basically relinquished HoosierRadical Nov 2014 #2

Non- voters do not realize that dotymed Nov 2014 #3

DeSwiss

(27,137 posts)

1. Because you can't have a Capitalist Democracy.

Reply to JonLP24 (Original post)

Fri Nov 7, 2014, 04:08 AM

Nov 2014

It's impossible. They are contradictions of each other. Capitalism or Democracy -- that is the choice -- either or. There is no in-between (for long). One must destroy the other if one is to survive.

- So the voting turnouts will likely get worse over time. Until they overcome us, or we overcome them. That is the track we are now on......

HoosierRadical

(390 posts)

2. When people don't vote, they basically relinquished

Reply to DeSwiss (Reply #1)

Fri Nov 7, 2014, 07:47 AM

Nov 2014

the country to the corporate rightwing, I guess people like living in misery, perhaps it is easier than actually doing something about your circumstances.

dotymed

(5,610 posts)

3. Non- voters do not realize that

Reply to JonLP24 (Original post)

Fri Nov 7, 2014, 10:25 AM

Nov 2014

there IS currently a huge incentive for people to vote....
It is called choosing how you want to live.
I guess that we should further incentivize it. It is so necessary for all to vote.

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