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Panic Spreading Through GOP After DOJ Reveals Epstein Files Are More Damaging For Trump Than They Thought: Report (dailyboulder.com)

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[–] CanadaPlus 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Yeah, I do activism as well. Particularly the boring kind nobody else shows up for. It doesn't really contradict any of this.

Although if I was in America I don't think I'd bother. Who knows if unions will even be legal in a few years? (Well, I'd guess the MAGA ones will last, but it's an example) Edit: Getting out would be the main priority, and maybe helping others do so.

IMHO the problem with relying on people to vote spontaneously is that it’s cooperating on a prisoner’s dilemma.

What do you mean? There's no penalty for voting, and more or less anyone can run, so it's not like there's nobody to vote for. The only good reason not to is just the hassle.

[–] explodicle@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's exactly it. To a selfish individual, the time cost is far greater than the benefit of one additional vote.

[–] CanadaPlus 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Exactly. And the cost only goes up from there. There isn't really an easy solution to the world's problems unfortunately, because we made them in the first place. I try anyway.