The backlash (on here) is due to the fact most people aren't taking y'all (The Don't Vote Brigade) seriously because you guys are operating backwards...for voters the game has always been about supporting/voting in the candidates you feel will give you the chance at speaking your suggestions and whether or not those needs come to fruition the main point is that they listened to you and tried to get it done.
Nobody ever gets everything they want out of a president, mayor, politician, sheriff, etc but you take those chances in giving them a chance in the big chair to see what they can do.
By you not voting and leaving in presidents/politicians who won't give you the time of the day...most ppl (and this isn't just exclusive to the coli) will not take you politically serious...you say things will remain the same regardless of whoever's president because basically in your opinion (like many other "Don't Vote posters) you believe black ppl are just doomed for eternally and how we should just give up and sit in the corner...
Then you wonder why the assumption is that the “No Vote” crowd are either two things agents or just politically inept.
You don't see the fallacy in your argument at all? You say me neglecting to vote is essentially my undoing because I can't get anything done without those who support our position actively being in office but as many have pointed out we've shown years of support and when they've had the ball and had the chance to show that support they've done nothing so me not supporting them now is the only factor that has changed as they've never supported us so we've essentially lost nothing of worth.
My lack of support is my bargaining chip because I don't have the the means financially to threaten them as others stated we should do, if we continue by your logic to throw unanimous support at them what prompts them to give a fukk about us? if I see that me not voting makes them nervous I've found a chink in their armor it's something I can work with it's something I can abuse and if they still don't cave what have I lost?
Also if we never get what we want that also supports my argument that the vote would have been useless in the first place if i can't get the basics or my vote can only benefit everybody but my group I see no point in taking part in that type of game.
This isn't as simple as me taking my ball and leaving it's me taking my ball and saying this is how things will go either take it or leave it, and I think as time goes on more people will agree because they'll have no choice, I hope the democrats win because I know regardless our position will worsen because we continue to settle and the more we see the outcome not changing the more people will wake up and say "what the fukk have I been doing all these years" the fact that we have anybody at all on our side shows the tide is turning i'll take what I can get because we had nothing before.
And nah not all of us are politically inept or agents, in my case I may very well be lacking in political knowledge but I will do the research which is a lot more than I can say for a lot of these cats yelling "lesser of two evils" Nothing wrong with lacking knowledge the biggest fault is not attempting to gain more knowledge when you have the chance.
As I've stated time and time again vote for who you believe best, I don't play the short game though I can wait because I know this movement is going nowhere and it can only grow because the only thing that stops this movement is the betterment of ADOS and if that happens it won't be needed so we would have won regardless.
Also I swore I stated it previously but if not I will say again I do not advocate not voting I only ask that those who want my vote advocate on my behalf, I have not nor will I ever ask others to not vote I will only post my opinion on the matter and keep it moving.
if the bartender asks you then you can tell him but walking in and announcing that shyt to folk that are drinking makes sense to you? 