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These "memes" irk me beyond belief. We need to stop blaming people who are uninspired or unmotivated to vote when it's grease-ball politicians fucking us over and complacent, spineless democrats who let them get away with it. It's their fault we're in this mess and we need to direct the energy and anger towards them, not the result of their machinations. Yes, voting is important, go vote, but this anger towards "non-voters" is wholly misplaced; you're just falling into the same divide and conquer strategy of the ruling class by turning on your fellow human.
We absolutely need to blame people who are uninspired or unmotivated to vote. Their unwillingness to participate is the problem. Not just the country's, but their problem as well. You aren't going to bring about change by opting out. It's what that ruling class you so passionately speak out against want - for you to sit by and let it happen.
Americans who engage or even know what a primary election is are the most diehard, motivated, and engaged voting members of an American political party's base.
That is the political phase we are in with the 2024 American elections. The convention for the Democratic Party's platform is in August.