A PRRI survey out Wednesday shows that nearly a quarter of Americans support political violence heading into the 2024 presidential election, as an overwhelming majority believe democracy is at risk.

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        1 year ago

        Follow up question. Do you vote? And if so in what elections?

        My guess is that if you vote at all you vote in local elections but not state and national.

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          I vote in all the elections because while the nation isn’t real, the actions are. And because if I don’t vote my mom will disown me. And I don’t really think my vote does anything at a state or national level anyway.

          The best analogy I can give is being an atheist in a religious dictatorship. If you go around saying “none of this is real and you’re all insane” people get mad. Their power, while illegitimate, is very real and a lot of people endorse it.