Right, it works out to something ridiculous like only 17%. Besides a more engaged populace, it sure would help to have more mail-in (and look at all the Republican bullshit about that), a day off for Election Day, and for voter suppression to not be so rampant.
Unfortunately a day off, while I’m not against it, wouldn’t make as big a difference as folks would like as the kinds of jobs already keeping people away from the polls would likely still be open.
When you’re white, your boss doesn’t mind you taking off work for 10 minutes to vote. When you’re a minority, your boss probably has a problem with you taking off 4 hours to go vote.
And I’m not saying anything bad about minorities, I’m only pointing out how politicians make it very difficult for minorities to vote. You always hear about the polling location at the black side of town gets moved downtown where they have to pay to park, or even find a way to get down there, and then there’s only 1 machine for an entire voting precinct to share.
I have a lot of black friends and it’s hard to look them in the face with how badly they still get treated. In 2023! When I was a kid you’d sometimes hear somebody say something racist, but most Americans have no problem with race. We are warm, friendly people and we love and respect our neighbors. But holy crap, some people just can’t let go of their “racial pride.” No, the Jews aren’t going to replace you, because they aren’t trying to. Your religion isn’t under attack. Nobody is committing a white genocide. How is this so hard to understand? Stop hating people for no reason. If you allow that hate to fester, next you’re making up ridiculous false stories to back up your claims. Learn to live with people who are different than you. And live to learn from those people.
Right, it works out to something ridiculous like only 17%. Besides a more engaged populace, it sure would help to have more mail-in (and look at all the Republican bullshit about that), a day off for Election Day, and for voter suppression to not be so rampant.
Unfortunately a day off, while I’m not against it, wouldn’t make as big a difference as folks would like as the kinds of jobs already keeping people away from the polls would likely still be open.
When you’re white, your boss doesn’t mind you taking off work for 10 minutes to vote. When you’re a minority, your boss probably has a problem with you taking off 4 hours to go vote.
And I’m not saying anything bad about minorities, I’m only pointing out how politicians make it very difficult for minorities to vote. You always hear about the polling location at the black side of town gets moved downtown where they have to pay to park, or even find a way to get down there, and then there’s only 1 machine for an entire voting precinct to share.
I have a lot of black friends and it’s hard to look them in the face with how badly they still get treated. In 2023! When I was a kid you’d sometimes hear somebody say something racist, but most Americans have no problem with race. We are warm, friendly people and we love and respect our neighbors. But holy crap, some people just can’t let go of their “racial pride.” No, the Jews aren’t going to replace you, because they aren’t trying to. Your religion isn’t under attack. Nobody is committing a white genocide. How is this so hard to understand? Stop hating people for no reason. If you allow that hate to fester, next you’re making up ridiculous false stories to back up your claims. Learn to live with people who are different than you. And live to learn from those people.