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anciano

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13. Just a random thought.....

Reply to clevergrrrl (Original post)

Sat May 16, 2026, 05:13 PM

13 hrs ago

I believe it's possible that the information overload in this modern digital age is causing more and more people to become fatigued with politics and more disconnected from the collective decision making process, resulting in them being more willing to simply let others make decisions for them.

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Voting is not going to get us out of this [View all] clevergrrrl 15 hrs ago OP

Not voting is self sabotage. RandySF 15 hrs ago #1

I don't think that was the OP's point LearnedHand 11 hrs ago #20

How far are you JustAnotherGen 15 hrs ago #2

We need forced retirement. Kid Berwyn 15 hrs ago #3

Time to turn to The Declaration of Independence. yellow dahlia 14 hrs ago #9

I think you're right Dave says 15 hrs ago #4

Pre Civil War days yankee87 15 hrs ago #5

Voting is definitely part of the solution, but it may not Bettie 15 hrs ago #6

Is always about choices dweller 14 hrs ago #7

Not by itself, no. We're also going to have get used to (intentionally) buying *way less shit* 68er 14 hrs ago #8

Wha? Ya lost me. LearnedHand 11 hrs ago #21

He wants everyone to think he'll have a third term, so he doesn't seem like a lame duck in his second term. Intractable 14 hrs ago #10

Nope. This whole system needs to go. BlueTsunami2018 14 hrs ago #11

I wished more people realised this: GenThePerservering 12 hrs ago #16

By 2028 Republicans will control all MSM, TV and print it is going doc03 13 hrs ago #12

Just a random thought..... anciano 13 hrs ago #13

These MONSTERS, and i mean MONSTERS will be there for two more years. bluestarone 13 hrs ago #14

We need to vote. That is absolutely how this gets fixed. Melon 13 hrs ago #15

Make no mistake... Trueblue Texan 12 hrs ago #17

Climate change will devastate the planet regardless of how we vote Kaleva 12 hrs ago #18

The rot is Fox News / News Corporation influence. Initech 12 hrs ago #19

Less then 10% of the adult population watches cable news Kaleva 11 hrs ago #22

But Fox News is fucking everywhere. Initech 10 hrs ago #23

Just as a side note, I'm delighted to say that our local gym GenThePerservering 9 hrs ago #24

A bigger issue than the dying media is AI GenThePerservering 9 hrs ago #25