#like wow. that is a level of trust unfathomable to me. i don't assume any of my friends perfectly share my priorities lol
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coquelicoq · 23 days ago
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i have to wonder if no one feels the need to explain any of this shit to voters* because people tend to just follow whatever is endorsed by a person or group they trust. i've now had two separate people tell me they're just going to vote in the local elections how someone they know is voting because they don't understand/have time to figure out all the measures and candidates. which on the one hand i get, because there are so many of them. and i too look up recommendations from bodies that seem to align with my values and priorities and take them into account. but like, i do ultimately want to make my own decision and it's frustrating when i don't know how to get the information necessary to properly educate myself. i don't have time to get a degree in civics over here (which ultimately probably wouldn't even help lol).
*i'm being kind of unfair. they do explain quite a bit to voters. this year they sent two entire voters' pamphlets, one for the state and one for the local elections. it's just that the stuff they tell me in there is not all the stuff i want to know lol.
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