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Muslims Were Reliably Democratic Voters. With US Gaza Policy, That’s Changed.(truthout.org)

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FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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By pushing Harris I mean going out and protesting etc.

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i_ben_fine@lemmy.one
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Protesting only works because it comes with an implicit threat. In this case the threat is “you will lose the election if you don’t listen.”

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FIash Mob #5678@beehaw.org
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That didn’t work on Obama or Biden.

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FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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If you mean completely change a candidate to fit your views, no it’ll never work. But protesting tends to put pressure and marginally improve candidates.

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FIash Mob #5678@beehaw.org
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I mean the number of broken promises is so extensive with Obama that you might as well have voted Republican instead.

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Storksforlegs@beehaw.org
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Trump plans on installing himself as a dictator from day one. Not sure how you could protest or influence him to do anything.

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FIash Mob #5678@beehaw.org
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I understand that.

But the thing is, if you’re a wage earner, you’re already living in a dictatorship. You need 2-3 jobs to survive in this country, hardly the bastion of freedom it claims to be.

The Dems can meme about joy all they want, but if you’re a wage earner chances are pretty good you’re not feeling it.

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