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How to cosplay as a Republican for midterms? (lemdro.id)

submitted 3 weeks ago by mudkip@lemdro.id to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'm in the US and as we all know they're definitely planning on using ICE at the polling booths for voter intimidation. I look quite democrat/liberal (long hair, below average body hair, slightly chubby with low muscle, straight teeth) so I'll probably be a target for it. I've been thinking of dressing up as a Republican so I'll be less likely to be targeted. I don't wanna scare people or get in trouble so I'm not going to do something as obvious as wearing a Confederate flag. I also can't change my appearance that much so I don't get flagged for my ID. What I do to look like a Republican without scaring others or getting in trouble?

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[–] dnick@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

Because one thing less useful than voting is not voting as a form of protest. And even less useful than that is encouraging others to do the same.

Voting one time may seem useless, but voting consistently in an informed direction and encouraging others to do the same 'is' useful. It's just not obviously useful quickly.

The only thing useful about not voting is in the hope that things will fall apart more quickly and we can get to some good for collapse and rebuilding, but then what? Still don't vote? Hope for a benign group that takes over and somehow does allow voting?