#my vote mattered A LOT in securing us abortion in ohio. but frankly there was nothing i could do at the ballot box about my republican mayor

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i have a lot of leftist friends who are very strongly pro-voting and i have a lot of leftist friends who are very strongly anti-voting and i'm always telling them the same fucking thing: being a condescending asshole about your voting perspective is not going bridge that difference. it is just going to drive a further wedge in our movement.

#its only january and i am already so very very very tired of this conversation #every goddamn post i see. every conversation i have. im #i wish yall would put this much energy into a radical political reform movement #because let me tell you i have voted and i have not voted and i have wanted to vote and been too young #and ive seen it make a difference in some areas. but certain elections in certain places that aint good enough. its not gonna do jack shit #some of us live in the fucking midwest idk what to tell you #west coasties dni lmfaooooo #ig this is my way of saying i dont like the #YOUR VOTE MATTERS #YOUR VOTE NEVER MATTERS #it's complicated. it's nuanced. & frankly the outcome of putting workable politicians into office is very much effected by what happens #AFTER they are elected #my vote mattered A LOT in securing us abortion in ohio. but frankly there was nothing i could do at the ballot box about my republican mayor #can we. can we talk about that aspect. #can we please stop talking about ole jb #i am begging on my fucking knees for us to decentralize the fucking presidency from this convo #absolutely fucking begging