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struggle4progress

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Wed Jun-02-04 01:10 AM
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45. Is there any reason to devote lots of intellectual energy to this?

Politics is about power. That means: winning elections. The point of voting isn't primarily to make you feel good or to preserve your moral superiority but to get somebody into office. If your side wins the election, you can push for policy changes so good things can happen: and, in fact, some good things will happen, and some things will still suck.

Working for local candidates you like will make much more of a long-term difference than casting a silly protest vote.

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