Viss1d ago

remember kids: lack of consequences is tantamount to permission.

not holding people accountable for being fucking monsters is giving them permission to continue being monsters.

Show thread🍉Karl☭Skalidin🌱1d ago
@Viss agreed, now how do we apply that to elon?
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@karl @Viss

we fucking vote

Jun 14 at 11:46pmWeb
Show threadViss22h ago

@benroyce @karl this works up to the point where
- the voting machines magically do not have power cords
- the sherriff of the county grabs 500k ballots and holds them indefinitely
- dipshits set mailboxes on fire etc

like, if the votes get to where they need to go, yes, totally. but theres rampant, ugly meddling in the space right now

Show threadViss21h ago
@benroyce @karl this isnt to suggest 'dont vote', but moreso 'just voting isnt enough' - we have to defend the ballots actual supply chain for the votes to get counted
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@Viss @karl

totally agreed

however the vote is controlled by the states. so red states you're spot on, but blue or purple states- wherever two competing parties have an incentive to blow the whistle, the vote is fine

i also worry about "the vote is tampered" talk in general. because this can suppress voter turnout amongst the cynically inclined. then *that* becomes an effect by which MAGA wins again

but yes: organize, educate, protest, boycott, resist, build community, and more. and vote

Show threadViss21h ago
@benroyce @karl being in california, i largely dont have to worry. i vote, i get an email telling my my vote was counted. its pretty rad. elsewhere in the country though, its way way way more fucked
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@Viss @karl

✅

same here, in new york

arkansas, not so much

Show thread🍉Karl☭Skalidin🌱17h ago
@benroyce @Viss isn't there still some gerry mandering and stuff like that even in blue states? Like cutting up voting areas in a way that benefits maga?
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@karl @Viss

about that: it can backfire

you can't preserve a district as red by diluting it to deny a blue district, without all those blue voters possibly flipping it