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 This with bells on. My grandparents in Northern Ireland were denied their votes sometimes because they were Catholic. Also, I got elected to the Labour Party executive (a tiny counterpart of the DNC) because a vote was counted incorrectly. 2 of my political friends got elected to districts by a single vote.

Every vote counts. Use it. A lot of people don't get to or don't bother.

(Sorry for preaching to the converted!)