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  • TerminalEncounter [she/her]@hexbear.net
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    29 days ago

    If you’re under 30, you’ve voted before when has voting changed anything except for making things worse, yknow. They didn’t even get the weird euphoria of Obama in 2008 (except culturally, obviously, they couldn’t have voted yet).

    • PKMKII [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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      29 days ago

      The failure of the transformative, Hope and Change promises of the Obama campaign/administration to materialize is a big reason why younger Americans are more cynical of electoralism and more left-leaning.

      • Frank [he/him, he/him]@hexbear.net
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        29 days ago

        Democrats: “Let’s run a candidate who completely embodies all the qualities that we’ve taught a generation of children to look for in elected leaders if they want to see positive change that reflects their values”

        obama-drone “Uh, let me be clear; Everything is going to get worse forever, fuck you.”

        Democrats: “Wait why are they turning on us?!”