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tuesziday · 1 year ago

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Vote for the short term, organize for the long term. Even if you're full on anarchist, voting—not just for President either, local elections are just as important as federal elections imo—can help keep shit from hitting the fan while you're organizing to make actual meaningful change. Voting doesn't magic away all of the problems, but it's not completely useless either.

Just a heads up—next year, anti-choice laws could be potential measures on Florida ballots (and knowing who's in power in FL, I have a feeling they will be). If you want to prevent another horrifying news story, PLEASE go to the polls. Leave the president section blank for all I care, participate in local politics. Be sure to check your state's potential ballot issues to see if there's anything you're invested in preserving or implementing.

(Oh, and these are other potential issues for the FL poll, if you're looking for positives: legalization of Marijuana, right to clean water, some prison and civil/criminal trials efforts, and dedicating 40% of the state budget to education. They're still collecting signatures. The deadline is February 1st, 2024. The Republicans are counting on y'all to be ignorant of local politics so they can pass whatever shit they want. Don't let them get away with it.)

#tw politics #my first election was a midterm election #there were disappointments *cough* DeSantis *cough*#but there were actually measures i voted on that actually got passed #even with the disappointment‚ those victories made me feel like voting makes a difference #ofc federal elections are still very important but they're not the end all be all #there's more positions in the world that you have the power to vote for #local elections matter #your mayor or governor might seem insignificant and boring but they have more power than you realize #at least try to stay up to date with what's happening in politics #potential bills and whatnot are publicly available online #look at ballotpedia and see all of the positive initiatives that got passed because of local politics #i helped restore voting rights for people formerly convicted of felonies #that felt so good #oh and idk how reliable that poll is bc yeah i have a feeling people prefered dems when obama got reelected #but i will use this post as an excuse to vouch for local elections #don't sleep on local elections

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