[smthwrd]

people thinking they're gonna 'change' something by going to elections are the cutest. your 'choice' is basically between the ultimate loyalist party, the populist nazi scum party, the ultraconservative party for some reason calling themselves communists, this other one that's a bit of a mix of previous three, and boosting % of these four by voting for someone irrelevant. not to mention that thinking of these so-called 'political parties' as actual political actors capable of influencing government policy is naive at best. the whole 'vote to change'-concept is like trying to make a meal in a bottomless pan — the only positive thing you're gaining by this is 'you tried' star. in fact, by going and voting you legitimate those in power = normalize the status quo for it to stay the same.

i mean:

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[Alianika]

smthwrd
не, ну ваще один раз в жизни выборы принесли мне пользу - когда я пришла на свои первые в 18 лет и получила фотоальбом в подарок с тех пор не ходила, ибо Гражданский Долг мне чужд, ибо я вообще не чувствую себя гражданином этой страны, а практического смысла ровно ноль, пока пустой холодильник не победит оптимистичный телевизор (ц)) но судя по результатам, до этого еще далеко)