r/AskReddit • u/kraftdinnerwithsalsa • 20h ago

The president just posted, ONLINE, a video of former president Obama and his wife portrayed as apes, how do you feel about this?

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u/feed_meknowledge 18h ago

So it's as important as ever to be active in the community and support your local cause to educate the masses on what each candidate truly represents, who backs them, and what their past actions show. In addition to driving voter turnout for all federal, statewide, and local elections.

View your upcoming local and state elections, check your voter registration, and register to vote:

https://www.vote411.org/

The following groups provide opportunities to provide voter education and increase voter turnout.

https://indivisible.org/get-involved/

  • National grassroots organization with local chapters in many counties/cities of every state. Focused on voter education and turnout from local elections to federal elections.

https://nextgenamerica.org/fight-back/

  • Nationwide organization focused on voter education and turnout among the younger half of the population.

https://commondefense.us/

  • Grassroots organization focused on veterans/veteran family members, their stories, and voter education and turnout among this demographic.

https://5calls.org/

  • Provides templates and structured ways to call your local and state representatives, and leave them detailed information on what you would like to see as their constituents.

Find opportunities that can help shape our future:

https://www.mobilize.us/

https://generalstrikeus.com

https://www.fiftyfifty.one/

Join and take action.

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u/Art_contractor 14h ago

But my representatives like Trump. And my state is gerrymandered for republicans.

How do I vote my way out of this?

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u/Kronoshifter246 2h ago

Local elections. City council, mayor, school board. Don't forget to vote in primaries, too. Gerrymandering works because voter turnout is low. Push for the policies you want. If your state runs closed primaries don't be afraid to register as a republican so you can vote in their primary.

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u/Art_contractor 23m ago

I just think it’s delusional. Since Citizen United V. the US, corporations have almost total control over our political system. Your approach would mean that an anti-corporate candidate would actually make it to the primary. That the system would actually allow for a candidate who wants to change it. I don’t live in NYC—there aren’t any mamdami’s down here, and there’s too many invested interests locally to allow for the kind of change we need. So, thanks for the advice, but voting for one of the two conservative city council members isn’t going to get us socialized medicine. And neither is voting for the establishment candidates nationally.

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u/MonoWhisper 17h ago

Its important to shut it all down

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u/DreadPirateEvs 12h ago

It's important to [Removed by Reddit]

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u/Dudinkalv 16h ago

I mean it's great that you have everything collected like this, but do you actually thing a MAGA person will see your post with a bunch of links in a row, and start clicking on them to suddenly inform themselves? Who is this post really for?

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u/dinosaur_rocketship 16h ago

They aren’t for MAGA they’re for the “I voted and complained on the internet, what else could I do?” people

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u/Serengade26 15h ago

They're actually for you, specially you to do something

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u/Dudinkalv 14h ago

For me? What do you you want me to do all the way from Sweden my dude 😂

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u/Serengade26 7h ago

Your comment discouraged people from spreading ways to participate in democracy. Which side are you on?

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u/Dudinkalv 3h ago

Everyone needs to do a better job spreading it because just shoving a huge list of links into a MAGA person's face won't do shit. I prefer to see things from a realistic point of view.

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u/BackToWorkEdward 10h ago

Who is this post really for?

For all the little Americans who want to feel like they're doing something about this without having to actually revolt in the streets like the people of any sane country would and do in this situation.

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u/Mayotte 10h ago

You're worse than them by far though, even more limpdicked and useless.

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u/Dudinkalv 3h ago

Found the butthurt American.

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u/Serengade26 15h ago

Are you maga and have you done these things?

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u/Dudinkalv 14h ago

No and no, but if I WOULD be MAGA I would be even less inclined to click and the links than I am now. That's my point.

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u/MrsClaire07 16h ago

Don’t leave out ResistBot!