I keep hearing people I know who I thought genuinely cared for the people on the ragged edges of US society saying that they’re not going to vote for Harris. I wish they’d see voting as a thing we do *for each other* instead of something that speaks to your own self-centered opinion.

It’s just moral narcissism - the idea that how it makes you feel about yourself is the most important thing. It’s wildly, WILDLY selfish. And these are the same people who lecture others about privilege.

Wild.

People say I shouldn’t shame others for not voting, but fuck that. We have this one lever we get to pull. This one task. If you can’t make that bare minimum requirement to participate in a democracy, I have no goddamn respect for you. You’re not more morally pure for opting out, you’re just a petulant child.

Voting isn’t everything, but it’s the first thing. If you have this right that so many fought and bled for and you don’t use it, shame on you.

@fraying It's not so simple.

Voting isn't the first thing but the minimal.

It is legit to ask for voting to any standard individual who isn't engaged in any other political activities.

However there are people rather more engaged in improving the life of the others, participating in whatever organization of their choice or doing polithics every single day at the streets.

Those people have all the right to decide that they don't want to validate the current statu quo.

@fraying Just the opposite,

Those lazy people, who as the only political activity just vote once every 4 years should not claim anything to those who are doing polithics every single day.

This said, i'm in the lazy 'only vote' team who annoy my even lazier 'not even voting' environment, to vote.

I just realize that not all the not voters are the same , nor their motivations are just 'moral narcissism'